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  • Darvish seeks redemption in winner-take-all G7

    11/01/2017 7:22:07 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 16 replies
    mlb.com ^ | Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
    The day after a brief and forgettable Game 3 start on Friday, Dodgers right-hander Yu Darvish found himself in the center of a dugout huddle, encircled by his teammates. "We're going to get this one for you!" they chanted. "We have a lot of faith in Yu," Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers' 3-1 victory in Game 6 on Tuesday. "He's pitched great for us. I know he's ready to go." So, too, will be Kershaw. Circumstances will dictate how deep manager Dave Roberts pushes Darvish, but with a robust bullpen (one that will include Kershaw and Alex Wood) ready,...
  • Darvish on pace to fan 300 batters

    06/08/2013 11:51:46 PM PDT · by TexGrill · 4 replies
    Japan Times ^ | 06/09/2013 | Jason Coskrey
    If you watch the home broadcast for one of Yu Darvish’s starts for the Texas Rangers, you will, at some point, hear play-by-play man Steve Busby exhorting, “got him swinging,” after Darvish fans a batter. You’ll hear it a lot, too. After fanning seven Blue Jays on Saturday, Darvish (7-2) leads the majors with 118 strikeouts, and 12.02 strikeouts per nine innings. At his current pace he would become the first pitcher in over a decade to record 300 Ks in one season. While his immense talent was apparent during his time in Japan, after just a little more than...