Team ace: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch in the first inning against Oakland on Wednesday. The Rangers beat the A's 4-1. APHe continues to meet and perhaps even exceed them.Darvish pitched 7? strong innings and Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday night."He was very efficient and made them swing the bat," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "Broke his cutter out tonight and moved his fastball around the zone."Darvish (6-1) gave up one run and four hits while striking out seven to win his sixth game in seven decisions and give a weary Rangers bullpen a rest.After giving up a run in the first, Darvish settled down and retired 11 of the last 15 batters he faced. He lowered his ERA to 2.60. Texas committed more than $107 million to acquire Darvish.Mike Adams struck out Johnny Gomes, who represented the tying run, for the final out in the eighth. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth his eighth save."No matter what the situation, I try to throw as many innings as I can and go as long as possible," Darvish said through an interpreter."I was able to throw with less effort," Darvish said. "Getting taken out in the middle of the eighth is something that I'm not completely satisfied with."Angels 7, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Albert Pujols welcomed his new hitting coach to town with a go-ahead three-run homer and Vernon Wells added a two-run shot to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Chicago.Rays 2, Red Sox 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and Tampa Bay snapped Boston's five-game winning streak.Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Blue Jays beat New York.Toronto tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) for seven runs and eight hits.Indians 9, Mariners 3In Cleveland, Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a shaky start to get the win and the Indians pounded out a season-best five doubles to beat Seattle.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4 with a walk.Twins 11, Tigers 7In Detroit, Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Tigers, who made four errors in the first three innings.Orioles 4, Royals 3 (15)In Kansas City, Adam Jones homered with one out in the 15th, lifting Baltimore to a victory over the Royals.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 8, Braves 4In Atlanta, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch and Miami beat the Braves, adding another win to their impressive May record.The Marlins are 12-3 this month after a slow 8-14 start in April.Padres 4, Dodgers 2In San Diego, Chase Headley homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and the Padres rallied to beat Los Angeles.Nationals 7, Pirates 4In Washington, Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings in a win over Pittsburgh.Phillies 9, Cubs 2In Chicago, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and Philadelphia used Hector Luna's first career grand slam to pull away against the Cubs.Reds 6, Mets 3In New York, Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and Cincinnati beat the Mets.Cardinals 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and St. Louis beat the Giants.Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 1In Denver, Jamie Moyer handcuffed Arizona at the plate and in the field, pitching neatly into the seventh and driving in two runs with an infield single to lead Colorado.Moyer (2-3) allowed one earned run and six hits in 6? innings, walked two and struck out five.Astros 8, Brewers 3In Houston, Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by Bud Norris as the Astros beat Milwaukee.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Darvish raises record to 6-1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Expectations for Yu Darvish were every bit as big as the contract he signed to move from his native Japan.Team ace: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch in the first inning against Oakland on Wednesday. The Rangers beat the A's 4-1. APHe continues to meet and perhaps even exceed them.Darvish pitched 7? strong innings and Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday night."He was very efficient and made them swing the bat," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "Broke his cutter out tonight and moved his fastball around the zone."Darvish (6-1) gave up one run and four hits while striking out seven to win his sixth game in seven decisions and give a weary Rangers bullpen a rest.After giving up a run in the first, Darvish settled down and retired 11 of the last 15 batters he faced. He lowered his ERA to 2.60. Texas committed more than $107 million to acquire Darvish.Mike Adams struck out Johnny Gomes, who represented the tying run, for the final out in the eighth. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth his eighth save."No matter what the situation, I try to throw as many innings as I can and go as long as possible," Darvish said through an interpreter."I was able to throw with less effort," Darvish said. "Getting taken out in the middle of the eighth is something that I'm not completely satisfied with."Angels 7, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Albert Pujols welcomed his new hitting coach to town with a go-ahead three-run homer and Vernon Wells added a two-run shot to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Chicago.Rays 2, Red Sox 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and Tampa Bay snapped Boston's five-game winning streak.Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Blue Jays beat New York.Toronto tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) for seven runs and eight hits.Indians 9, Mariners 3In Cleveland, Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a shaky start to get the win and the Indians pounded out a season-best five doubles to beat Seattle.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4 with a walk.Twins 11, Tigers 7In Detroit, Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Tigers, who made four errors in the first three innings.Orioles 4, Royals 3 (15)In Kansas City, Adam Jones homered with one out in the 15th, lifting Baltimore to a victory over the Royals.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 8, Braves 4In Atlanta, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch and Miami beat the Braves, adding another win to their impressive May record.The Marlins are 12-3 this month after a slow 8-14 start in April.Padres 4, Dodgers 2In San Diego, Chase Headley homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and the Padres rallied to beat Los Angeles.Nationals 7, Pirates 4In Washington, Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings in a win over Pittsburgh.Phillies 9, Cubs 2In Chicago, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and Philadelphia used Hector Luna's first career grand slam to pull away against the Cubs.Reds 6, Mets 3In New York, Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and Cincinnati beat the Mets.Cardinals 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and St. Louis beat the Giants.Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 1In Denver, Jamie Moyer handcuffed Arizona at the plate and in the field, pitching neatly into the seventh and driving in two runs with an infield single to lead Colorado.Moyer (2-3) allowed one earned run and six hits in 6? innings, walked two and struck out five.Astros 8, Brewers 3In Houston, Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by Bud Norris as the Astros beat Milwaukee.
Team ace: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch in the first inning against Oakland on Wednesday. The Rangers beat the A's 4-1. APHe continues to meet and perhaps even exceed them.Darvish pitched 7? strong innings and Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday night."He was very efficient and made them swing the bat," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "Broke his cutter out tonight and moved his fastball around the zone."Darvish (6-1) gave up one run and four hits while striking out seven to win his sixth game in seven decisions and give a weary Rangers bullpen a rest.After giving up a run in the first, Darvish settled down and retired 11 of the last 15 batters he faced. He lowered his ERA to 2.60. Texas committed more than $107 million to acquire Darvish.Mike Adams struck out Johnny Gomes, who represented the tying run, for the final out in the eighth. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth his eighth save."No matter what the situation, I try to throw as many innings as I can and go as long as possible," Darvish said through an interpreter."I was able to throw with less effort," Darvish said. "Getting taken out in the middle of the eighth is something that I'm not completely satisfied with."Angels 7, White Sox 2In Anaheim, Albert Pujols welcomed his new hitting coach to town with a go-ahead three-run homer and Vernon Wells added a two-run shot to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Chicago.Rays 2, Red Sox 1In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and Tampa Bay snapped Boston's five-game winning streak.Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Blue Jays beat New York.Toronto tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) for seven runs and eight hits.Indians 9, Mariners 3In Cleveland, Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a shaky start to get the win and the Indians pounded out a season-best five doubles to beat Seattle.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4 with a walk.Twins 11, Tigers 7In Detroit, Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Tigers, who made four errors in the first three innings.Orioles 4, Royals 3 (15)In Kansas City, Adam Jones homered with one out in the 15th, lifting Baltimore to a victory over the Royals.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 8, Braves 4In Atlanta, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch and Miami beat the Braves, adding another win to their impressive May record.The Marlins are 12-3 this month after a slow 8-14 start in April.Padres 4, Dodgers 2In San Diego, Chase Headley homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and the Padres rallied to beat Los Angeles.Nationals 7, Pirates 4In Washington, Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings in a win over Pittsburgh.Phillies 9, Cubs 2In Chicago, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and Philadelphia used Hector Luna's first career grand slam to pull away against the Cubs.Reds 6, Mets 3In New York, Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and Cincinnati beat the Mets.Cardinals 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and St. Louis beat the Giants.Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 1In Denver, Jamie Moyer handcuffed Arizona at the plate and in the field, pitching neatly into the seventh and driving in two runs with an infield single to lead Colorado.Moyer (2-3) allowed one earned run and six hits in 6? innings, walked two and struck out five.Astros 8, Brewers 3In Houston, Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by Bud Norris as the Astros beat Milwaukee.
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