Star-Telegram · Mar 7, 2017
Yu Darvish, hoping to lower pitch count, throws 59 in second outing
If there’s an area Rangers ace Yu Darvish could improve it’s working quicker during a game. No, he doesn’t need to start rushing to the rubber between every pitch. He needs to make quicker work of hitters, which means throwing fewer pitches, which means going deeper in games, and perhaps less wear and tear throughout season.
Darvish is working on it, including Tuesday afternoon against the Colorado Rockies at Surprise Stadium. He surrendered a two-run homer to Irving native Trevor Story in the first inning on a pitch left over the middle, he said.
59 Pitches in three-plus innings for Yu Darvish Tuesday afternoon against the Rockies.