ARLINGTON, Texas – C.J. Wilson stood at his locker after pitching 6 2-3 scoreless innings for Texas wearing a T-shirt he designed bearing the image of teammate Mike Napoli with a chef’s hat and holding a spatula.
So appropriate.
Wilson’s 13th win and Napoli’s three-run homer were the primary ingredients for the Rangers in a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night in the opener a four-game series that is a potential playoff preview.
Napoli’s 21st homer, in the sixth off Erik Bedard (4-9), extended the Rangers’ 1-0 lead and his hitting streak to a season-best 11.
“That situation right now, we had Bedard on the ropes. … He got a fastball up to Mike, and he didn’t miss it,” manager Ron Washington said. “We certainly needed it because you never know what may happen in a one-run ballgame. It gave us a cushion and it gave us an opportunity to hold on.”
Wilson (13-5) struck out four while limiting the Red Sox to four singles, improving to 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA in his four August starts. The left-hander had finished July by allowing 14 hits and 13 runs (10 earned) in 7 2-3 innings over two starts.
The Rangers were coming
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