Rangers starter Yu Darvish is expected to be fine for his start Friday in Seattle, reports MLB.com. Darvish was removed from Sunday's outing after five innings with a blister on his pitching hand.
Rangers manager Ron Washington said the injury didn't affect him early in Sunday's game and shouldn't be an issue long term.
"We'll take care of it," Washington said before Monday night's series opener with Tampa Bay. "It came apart in the fifth. "He always wants to continue, but he doesn't have anything to prove to us, so we shut him down. He could have taken the ball and gone out there and probably got through the [sixth] inning, but maybe there would have been more damage."
Darvish is undefeated in April during his career. He's gone 6-0 with a 2.12 ERA. He's 2-0 this season with a 1.98 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings.