Michael Young understands the gravity of these four games with the Angels.
For the second day in a row, Young hit the ball over the fence in his first at-bat, giving the Rangers an early 1-0 lead Friday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. It’s all the Rangers would need to get their first 1-0 win at home in 13 months.
Young doubled in his second at-bat, and Nelson Cruz hit an infield single and a bloop shot into very shallow right field in the second and fourth innings, respectively. For the game, the Rangers manufactured seven hits and left five men on base against Joe Saunders. A product of Ron Washington’s aggressive approach, both Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler were caught on the bases.
Starter C.J. Wilson only allowed four singles, and a runner never advanced to second base. Much like Cliff Lee, Wilson also improved to 9-5 and walked nobody while striking out three in eight innings. Walks have been a struggle for Wilson most of this season, his first full season as a starter.
Neftali Feliz came in and got a flyout, groundout and strikeout, all in just nine pitches for his 27th save.
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