Amid talk of a potential trade, Yu Darvish had a season-high 12 strikeouts and the Texas Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 extra-innings win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.Darvish, who was not involved in the decision, had 10-plus strikeouts for the 32nd time in his major league career, surpassing Hideo Nomo for the most by a Japanese pitcher.
The 30-year-old Darvish (6-8), allowed three runs on five hits over eight innings, walking one. Elvis Andrus' RBI single in the 10th gave the Rangers the victory.Three of the five hits Darvish allowed were solo home runs to Brad M…READ FULL ARTICLE
