Rangers Lineup vs Shields
Elvis Andrus, SS- 3-6 .500 (2-4 this year)
Michael Young, 3B- 4-14 .286 (0-4 this year)
Josh Hamilton, CF- 1-10 .100 (1-7 this year)
Vladimir Guerrero, DH- 13-33 .394 (2-7 this year)
Nelson Cruz, RF- 1-3 .333 (DNF this year)
Ian Kinsler, 2B- 3-13 .231 (1-3 this year)
Mitch Moreland, 1B- 0-3 (0-3 this year)
Matt Treanor, C- 0-3 (DNF this year)
Julio Borbon, LF- 4-9 .444 (1-5 this year)
Rays Lineup vs Wilson
Jason Bartlett, SS- 2-2 (DNF this year)
Justin Upton ,CF- 0-5 (0-2 this year)
Carl Crawford, LF- 2-12 .167 (1-3 this year)
Evan Longoria, 3B- 0-6 (0-3 this year)
Ben Zobrist, 1B- 2-6 .333 (2-3 this year)
Willy Aybar, DH- 3-5 .600 (1-3 this year)
Kelly Shoppach, C-1-1 (1-1 this year)
Sean Rodriguez, 2B- 1-2 (1-2 this year)
Desmond Jennings, RF- DNF
MISC STATS credit to ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU via ESPN
Shields was 2-11 in starts following a Rays loss this season
The Rangers were 7-12 with 2 HR against Shields' low fastballs this season (two starts).
In Shields' first start against Texas this year, he threw 28 low fastballs, with the Rangers going 5-7 with a HR against them.
He adjusted in his second start, throwing only 16 low fastballs, but the Rangers managed two hits and another HR against them.
As a team, the Rangers missed just two of 19 swings against Shields' low fastballs this season.
The Rangers went just 1-23 (.043) this season against Shields in two-strike counts, but 13-32 (.406) before two strikes.
Shields threw 54 two-strike pitches against Texas this year and 46 of them (85.2 pct) were offspeed. That percentage is far above Shields' season average (68.6 pct) and his highest against any team against which he started more than once.
CJ Wilson will be the 10th pitcher with at least 250 regular-season relief appearances at the time of his first postseason start. Of the nine previous pitchers to do so, six lasted fewer than three innings in their initial postseason start, and only one registered a victory
Shields has one career start with Jim Wolf behind the plate, who will be calling balls and strikes in Game 2. He went six innings, allowing two earned runs, striking out six and walking one in a loss. Wilson, on the other hand, has pitched six times with Wolf behind the plate (two starts). Both starts came this season, and he went 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA, nine K and seven BB.
Elvis Andrus, SS- 3-6 .500 (2-4 this year)
Michael Young, 3B- 4-14 .286 (0-4 this year)
Josh Hamilton, CF- 1-10 .100 (1-7 this year)
Vladimir Guerrero, DH- 13-33 .394 (2-7 this year)
Nelson Cruz, RF- 1-3 .333 (DNF this year)
Ian Kinsler, 2B- 3-13 .231 (1-3 this year)
Mitch Moreland, 1B- 0-3 (0-3 this year)
Matt Treanor, C- 0-3 (DNF this year)
Julio Borbon, LF- 4-9 .444 (1-5 this year)
Rays Lineup vs Wilson
Jason Bartlett, SS- 2-2 (DNF this year)
Justin Upton ,CF- 0-5 (0-2 this year)
Carl Crawford, LF- 2-12 .167 (1-3 this year)
Evan Longoria, 3B- 0-6 (0-3 this year)
Ben Zobrist, 1B- 2-6 .333 (2-3 this year)
Willy Aybar, DH- 3-5 .600 (1-3 this year)
Kelly Shoppach, C-1-1 (1-1 this year)
Sean Rodriguez, 2B- 1-2 (1-2 this year)
Desmond Jennings, RF- DNF
MISC STATS credit to ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU via ESPN
Shields was 2-11 in starts following a Rays loss this season
The Rangers were 7-12 with 2 HR against Shields' low fastballs this season (two starts).
In Shields' first start against Texas this year, he threw 28 low fastballs, with the Rangers going 5-7 with a HR against them.
He adjusted in his second start, throwing only 16 low fastballs, but the Rangers managed two hits and another HR against them.
As a team, the Rangers missed just two of 19 swings against Shields' low fastballs this season.
The Rangers went just 1-23 (.043) this season against Shields in two-strike counts, but 13-32 (.406) before two strikes.
Shields threw 54 two-strike pitches against Texas this year and 46 of them (85.2 pct) were offspeed. That percentage is far above Shields' season average (68.6 pct) and his highest against any team against which he started more than once.
CJ Wilson will be the 10th pitcher with at least 250 regular-season relief appearances at the time of his first postseason start. Of the nine previous pitchers to do so, six lasted fewer than three innings in their initial postseason start, and only one registered a victory
Shields has one career start with Jim Wolf behind the plate, who will be calling balls and strikes in Game 2. He went six innings, allowing two earned runs, striking out six and walking one in a loss. Wilson, on the other hand, has pitched six times with Wolf behind the plate (two starts). Both starts came this season, and he went 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA, nine K and seven BB.
