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Quick takes: Yu Darvish continues Cubs rotation's hot start, bullpen delivers

The Cubs continued their winning ways on Wednesday in Kansas City, taking down the Royals 6-1. Yu Darvish threw seven solid innings and the offense tacked on some insurance runs late. Here's some takeaways from the game:

Keep the ball rolling

After his last start Friday, Yu Darvish said he felt like he did in the second half of 2019, acknowledging he still needed to work on some things — mechanics, command and his cutter. He followed that up with his second straight quality outing of the season.

Darvish tossed seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out four.