ARLINGTON, Texas: Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish won for the fifth time in six Major League Baseball starts yesterday, striking out nine in six innings to spark the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox 10-6.
Despite allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks and giving up his first home run of the season to Dewayne Wise in the sixth inning, Darvish baffled batters much of the night for the American League West division leader. Darvish boosted his major league-high strikeout total to 58 for the season, although his scoreless streak was snapped at 18 innings by the White Sox. “This is about as dominant as I’ve seen someone,” said Rangers manager Ron Washington. AFP
