Yu Darvish pitches Rangers past Tigers in ALCS rematch allowing just two hits in 6+ innings.

DETROIT (AP) – Ever since that rocky first inning in his major league debut, Yu Darvish has been as good as advertised.

Darvish pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning and Mike Napoli homered for the fourth straight game, leading the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

After allowing four runs in the first inning April 9 against Seattle, Darvish has given up only three earned runs in 16⅔ innings since.

“I think the biggest improvement is just the consistency of my command,” Darvish said through a translator. “I think it’s getting close to where I want to be.”
The Rangers beat the Tigers in six games in last year’s AL championship series, winning the…

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