"That was the worst experience of my life," he said. "I wish that on nobody."
Neither does Scioscia, but he acknowledged that Saunders' performance benefited.
"It's probably the best stuff we've seen out of Joe in his last seven or eight starts, so that's exciting," Scioscia said. "The layoff definitely helped him. I don't think we'd recommend anyone getting kidney stones, but the residual effect was that he was a little fresher and a little stronger, and he showed it."
Napoli went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs. He gave the Angels a 2-0 lead with a two-out RBI double in the second and his 20th homer off Kevin Millwood (9-10) in the fifth.
The Angels added three runs with two outs in the sixth. Juan Rivera scored on an RBI single by Gary Matthews Jr., who advanced to second when catcher Gerald Laird dropped the throw from right field to the plate.
Napoli, the Angels' top hitter with a .453 average this month, followed with a two-run RBI double, driving in four of their five runs in a game for the second time in September.
"I'm just trying to keep everything the same and go about it the same way," he said. "You can't ask for anything more. I feel good when I'm in there and do whatever the situation calls for."
Millwood allowed nine hits and five runs in six innings, struck out six and walked one as Texas got shut out for the first time since a 7-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Aug. 15. The right-hander lost his last three decisions.
The Rangers won four of their last five games to end the season, having taken two of three from the Angels.
Angels RHP Justin Speier (2-8) was left off the playoff roster. His losses tied a career high. ... The Rangers' one double brought their major league record season total to 376. ... Angels RHP Darren O'Day underwent an MRI exam on his right shoulder Friday, which showed a torn right labrum. ... Hamilton won the AL RBI title with 130. ... The Angels notched their 50th home win of the season, joining those same Cardinals as the last teams to log 50 wins at home and on the road in the same season. ... The crowd of 43,761 was the Angels' 29th sellout and their regular-season attendance of 3,336,744 was fifth-best in club history.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Clinching the AL West title 2 1/2 weeks ago gave the Los Angeles Angels plenty of time to add some eye-popping numbers to their season statistics.
As in 21 (their margin over second-place Texas) and 100 (club-record victories).
