CJ Wilson Needs To Pull A Derek Holland

DP already talked about what Derek Holland did last night... dominate. He turned around his postseason performances in one night. Before last night he had an ERA of over 8 in the series before, and yet was able to come out and change this season, and maybe his entire career.

Now comes CJ Wilson. He needs to do the same. If the Rangers win this I guarantee they win this series, but it goes even beyond that for Wilson. Wilson is a free agent after this season and is in line to be the #1 free agent SP. Nothing will change that (unless CC bolts NY), but I do feel there are millions of dollars on the line tonight. Wilson has an ERA over 7 so far this playoffs. He has basically choked. Whether he is getting rocked, or walking a bunch of guys like he did last time out he just isn't acting like an ace. Yet, if he pulls a Holland tonight all of that goes away. Suddenly, he is a big time pitcher.

So tonight for Wilson, there is a chance to put his team within 1 win of a World Series, make millions more money next season, and define his career. Holland was up for it, are you Mr. Wilson?

Rangers Tie Up Series

Derek Holland pitched masterfully last night as the Rangers tied the series at 2 and won the game 4-0. Holland pitched 8.1 inning with no runs and 7 ks and something the Rangers needed because he saved their bullpen.

The Rangers offense has a lot of weapons and tonight Mike Napoli struck big with his 2nd homerun of the postseason with driving in 3. Josh Hamilton also had a hit and an RBI. The Rangers offense is so scary and with pitchers like Jake Westbrook or Kyle Lohse coming up they should be licking their chops.

Great game.