Yu Darvish

Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower

2013-05-18 18:02:00

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Rating the majors, Kentucky Derby style

2013-05-05 00:00:00

With a nod toward Saturday's Kentucky Derby, these are Times staff writer Kevin Baxter's rankings as the teams come out of the clubhouse turn. (Statistics through Friday's game. Last week's rankings in parentheses): Setting the pace 1; BOSTON Trying...

The Times' MLB rankings

2013-04-13 20:43:00

With a nod to the Masters, Kevin Baxter’s rankings through Friday. (last week’s ranking in parenthesis) ATOP THE LEADERBOARD 1. ATLANTA Staff earned-run average of 2.08 is the best in baseball. (10) 2. WASHINGTON Bryce Harper second...

Rangers step on throttle, cruise past Angels, 11-3

2013-04-24 23:25:00

A year ago, Michael Roth was dealing with a double major at the University of South Carolina, where he also dabbled some in baseball. On Wednesday he had to� deal with the Texas Rangers in his first major league start. And though things went well at...

Angels drop Josh Hamilton from cleanup spot

2013-04-22 17:18:00

Mike Scioscia dropped struggling right fielder Josh Hamilton from the cleanup spot to fifth in the batting order for Monday night’s game against the Texas Rangers, but the Angels manager said the move is not permanent. Until Hamilton, batting .176...

Angels' Albert Pujols says his contract won't be a drag

2013-04-06 19:40:00

— There is already speculation that Albert Pujols' 10-year, $240-million contract will become as heavy a burden on the Angels as Alex Rodriguez's 10-year, $275-million deal is on the New York Yankees. Pujols, 33, is in the second year of his deal....

Angels' Jered Weaver can't hold off Rangers

2013-04-07 22:33:00

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Angels' right fielder Josh Hamilton finds his swing again

2013-04-08 00:00:00

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After wild Fontana race, NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway

2013-04-03 08:45:00

When we last saw NASCAR in action, at Fontana, there was a last-lap crash among the leaders, a post-race brawl between Joey Logano and Tony Stewart, and an ambulance was taking away an injured Denny Hamlin. Now, after a week off for Easter, the Sprint...

Rangers' Yu Darvish is near perfect

2013-04-02 21:23:00

Yu Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a single through the pitcher's legs, and the Texas Rangers beat the host Houston Astros, 7-0, Tuesday night. The Japanese right-hander struck out 14 batters. Gonzalez hit the...

Clay can't say no to Mo

2013-05-19 05:04:02

With eight weeks until the All-Star Game in New York, a campaign has begun on the Internet to get Yankees closer Mariano Rivera to start for the American League. Clay Buchholz wouldn't object. Buchholz is 6-0 with a 1.78 ERA for the Red Sox, putting...

Gil LeBreton: Let's not get carried away on the Moreland Express

2013-05-19 00:04:02

ARLINGTON, Texas _ Ho-hum. Another night, another Mitch Moreland home run. If you're scoring along at home, that makes Mitch 10, Internet Trolls and Media Infidels 0. Count me in that latter category, I must confess. I thought the real Mitch...

Why:In his first start of the season, Rangers starter Yu Darvish threw 8 2/3 perfect innings against the Astros in Houston in a 7-0 win for Texas. The 26-year-old Darvish struck out 14 batters in the game.

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish makes his 2013 spring training debut against the White Sox.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

In his first year with the Texas Rangers, the Japanese sensation went 16-9 with a 3.90 ERA and 221 strikeouts in 191.1 innings.

2012-10-05 00:00:00