Darvish struggles early as Mariners top Rangers

Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homer in the second inning, but the Rangers didn’t have another runner reach second base

Darvish struggled with his command early on. Though he walked only one and hit another, Darvish allowed eight hits and frequently found himself languishing in deep counts.

The first two Seattle batters reached to start the game before Darvish struck out Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz. But Kyle Seager ripped a two-run double on a 3-0 pitch to plate the game’s first run, and the second scored on a passed ball.

Danny Valencia then hit a two-run homer for a 4-0 first-inning lead.

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