Hill (6-3) tossed six innings of three-hit baseball. He allowed one run and a walk while striking out six en route to an 8-1 victory on Wednesday against the Rangers.
Hill set the tone early, needing only 12 pitches to get through a clean first inning. The lefty put two on base in the second, but worked through the jam, elevating his impressive strand rate to 77.8 percent. He then went on to retire nine consecutive batters. It's important to note that Hill was able to avoid falling behind early in this one. Entering the game, 13 of his 16 runs allowed had scored in the first three frames. He'll make his next start on the road against the Mariners on Monday.