Yu Darvish allowed only one earned run on four hits in six innings Friday afternoon in a Triple A game and appears to be headed to his first Opening Day assignment with the Texas Rangers.
Darvish struck out five and walked one while throwing 90 pitches against Los Angeles Dodgers minor-leaguers. He allowed three runs, as a two-out error after he exited allowed two inherited runners to score.
The club has not announced whether Darvish or Cole Hamels will be the starter in the 2017 lid-lifter against the Cleveland Indians, but he will remain on normal rest for his final spring tuneup Wednesday.