It was an emotionally draining day for Wilson. So emotional, in fact, that when the veteran left-hander finished the fifth, he took in an ammonia inhalant -- also known as smelling salts -- to clear some sinuses and find another gear.
"That kind of got me jazzed up," Wilson said after the Angels completed a 1-0 win over the A's. "I got a little bit more outwardly aggressive."
Wilson was hoping to get a little run support in the second of a three-game series, but all he got was an Albert Pujols solo home run.