ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have won their last 11 games started by Cole Hamels.
They needed each of those victories to get this far, and their season will be over without another one Wednesday against Toronto in the decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series.
"It's why you go out and get top performers, elite competitors ... situations exactly like this," manager Jeff Banister said Tuesday. "That's a comforting feeling that we've got a guy on the mound that's going to go for us that has been here, has done it, and is quite capable of continuing to do it.