There is nothing amiss in the relationship between Yu Darvish and Rangers pitching coach Doug Brocail. Jeff Banister reiterated that point before Saturday’s game, a day before Darvish makes his first start since he was taken out of Tuesday’s game during a disastrous sixth inning. Prior to the sixth, Darvish had cruised through five one-hit innings in Oakland. Darvish was surprised when Banister gave him the hook after the A’s had scored four runs. He had thrown only 82 pitches but 26 in the sixth when the first four batters reached.
There are times in this game where everybody is competitive and you can be emotional.