Yu Darvish was pulled after allowing five earned runs in five innings Friday. It was one of the shortest starts of Darvish’s career.
After an eight-pitch first inning, which is tied for the shortest opening frame of Darvish’s career, the Texas Rangers pitcher allowed a second-inning two-run home run to Troy Tulowitzki. The Toronto Blue Jays followed that up with solo home runs by Kevin Pillar, Ezequiel Carrera and Edwin Encarnacion in the fifth inning.
Texas held on for a 5-3 win.
Historical context
The four home runs allowed by Darvish on Friday are a career high for him in any game.