ARLINGTON, Texas -- After declaring in spring training he was the "happiest" he had been in seven years, Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish lasted a career-worst 2.2 innings in his first start of the season Saturday -- against the team he spent most of those seven years with, the Texas Rangers.
The 31-year-old Darvish was pitching in a big league game for the first time since May, when he went down with an elbow injury. He walked a career-high seven batters while throwing 75 pitches before manager Joe Maddon pulled him, one batter after he gave up a two-run homer to Asdrubal Cabrera.