Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish had a night to forget Saturday, giving up six runs (five earned) on nine hits and four walks in four-plus innings while striking out seven in his team's 8-3 loss to the Astros.
Darvish (10-7) allowed a pair of runs in a first inning that featured two walks and two singles, and he continued to rack up pitches over the next few innings before falling apart in the fifth, giving up four hits and a walk in the inning before being removed without recording an out. He finished the game with 113 pitches despite only posting four innings of work. Darvish owns a 3.06 ERA and 182:49 K:BB ratio in 144 1/3 innings. He's scheduled to face the Rays Thursday.