The Texas Rangers have every confidence that they will win each game started by Yu Darvish. This season, though, they have lost far more than they have won.
The Rangers have lost nine of the past 10 games started by Darvish and are only 8-12 in his starts. He will try to break a career-high four-game losing streak when he takes the mound Friday to open a three-game weekend series at Tampa Bay.
The problem has been a lack of run support. The Rangers have scored five runs in his last six starts and two or fewer in eight of the past nine, and only three starters in the majors receive worse support than the 3.