ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — It took Yu Darvish a bit longer than expected to get his 50th career win.
The Texas Rangers didn’t bank on taking this much time to reach .500, either.
Darvish reached his milestone with nine strikeouts in seven innings, and the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Tuesday night to stretch the majors’ longest active winning streak to seven games.
“I think we’re doing a great job with the starters,” Darvish said through an interpreter. “But at the same time, as a team, we’re playing good baseball. That’s why we’re winning games.