Texas!
A distant planet, known mostly for its kangaroo rat swarms and frequent electrocutions. It is not a place to which the Phillies travel often, and certainly not to engage the local Rangers, but baseball has dictated that such encounters are now a necessary part of the sport. It was under these circumstances that the Phillies found themselves battling a worked-up Yu Darvish in Arlington on Tuesday night, and doing so with a resounding lack of success.
Darvish toyed with the baby Phils for the first five innings, using his breaking pitch to flummox them the first time through the lineup and only using off speed weapons slightly less the second time through.