C.J. Wilson benefits from following Cliff Lee
But when Wilson follows Lee and both pitch against the same opponent, Wilson is even more impressive:
He's 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA. Wilson has 25 strikeouts and 13 walks and has given up just 12 hits in 25 2/3 innings.
"Cliff is a better version of me," Wilson said. "He throws a little bit harder. He's a little bit taller, has a little bit smaller waist, so I try to follow his lead on a lot of stuff. I just watched him kind of work in and out with his fastball and from there I was able to see which guys maybe it was necessary to go in on and which guys it wasn't and that had a big factor [Thursday]."
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UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| DET | 23-17 | 13-7 | 10-10 | W1 | |
| TEX | 27-15 | 12-5 | 15-10 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| DET | 23-17 | 13-7 | 10-10 | W1 | |
| TEX | 27-15 | 12-5 | 15-10 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| OAK | 21-22 | 11-10 | 10-12 | W1 | |
| TEX | 27-15 | 12-5 | 15-10 | L1 |
TEAM LEADERS
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Yu Darvish
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| OTHER LEADERS | ||||||||||||
| BA | I. Kinsler | .302 | ||||||||||
| HR | N. Cruz | 11 | ||||||||||
| RBI | N. Cruz | 33 | ||||||||||
| R | A. Beltre | 26 | ||||||||||
| OPS | M. Moreland | .901 | ||||||||||
| ERA | D. Holland | 2.93 | ||||||||||
| SO | Y. Darvish | 86 | ||||||||||
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