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Darvish settles in, but Rangers can’t catch up
- Updated: July 23, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Right-hander Yu Darvish gave the Rangers a quality start on Friday night, just their third in the last 19 games. He also struck out 11 over six innings, the 27th time in 88 career starts he has struck out 10 or more hitters in a game.
But Darvish also gave up a run in each of the first three innings as the Rangers couldn’t overcome an early three-run deficit against Royals starter Danny Duffy in a 3-1 loss, their 15th defeat in the last 19 games.
“I felt good about what Yu did and what he showed us tonight,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “He showed that the life in his pitches are there. I look for big things from Darvish in his next few starts.”
The first few innings were a struggle for Darvish and he had a phrase for it.
“Bad momentum,” he said.
A potential batter’s interference that didn’t get called was part of the bad momentum.
“Not only that, I was trying to get ground balls and they were finding holes,” Darvish said. “I had to be patient.”
The bad moment started right away when Alcides Escobar opened the bottom of the first with a single on an 0-2 pitch. Darvish then struck out Cheslor Cuthbert, but Escobar was …
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