Kevin Millwood pitched another gem, going seven shutout innings, but C.J. Wilson came in to pitch the 8th, recording only one out while allowing 6 runs (3 earned) on a walk and 4 hits.
"I just couldn't stop the bleeding," Wilson said. "They got some broken-bat hits and some solid ones, but you don't always get those breaks."
This is the second erratic outing for C.J. Wilson so far this season. He's been wild in the strike zone and has paid the price, to the tune of 4 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. If he's to truly nail down the 8th inning set-up man role, he's got to bring more consistency and throw quality strikes, especialy when entering with a lead. Nothing seems to kill a teams spirit faster than losing games in the final few innings.
Said Millwood after the loss, "This is frustrating, because we start with a sweep at home and then get swept here."
- Texas had 2 baserunners in both the 4th and 5th innings but were unable to push anyone across.
- After catching fire the last part of Spring Training, Chris Davis has opened the season stone cold, going 1-22 with 10 strikeouts.
- After thrilling in the first few games of the year, Elvis Andrus commited an error today that led to 3 unearned runs.
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