Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics WATCH FREE Live Streaming Online Major League Baseball from Oakland County Coliseum at 10:05 PM ET, Yu Darvish Divorce News
Yu Darvish has lost six straight starts to the Athletics, but the Rangers haven't done much to support him in them.
Support has been nearly non-existent for Darvish so far.
The Rangers ace will try to end his woes against the Athletics as these AL West rivals open their season series by beginning a three-game set Monday night in Oakland.
Darvish (1-0, 0.82 ERA) beat Oakland on May 16, 2012, but has posted a 4.95 ERA in losing his next six meetings. Texas has given him six runs of total support in that slide.
The Rangers (11-8) haven't scored for Darvish in his last two outings since he pitched seven innings to earn a 3-0 victory at Tampa Bay on April 6. The right-hander opened the season with 16 scoreless innings, and yielded his first two runs Wednesday over seven innings in a 3-2 home win over Seattle.
Whether the Rangers can provide him some offense will depend on how they fare against Dan Straily (1-1, 5.40), who is 3-0 with a 4.03 ERA in his last four starts against them.
Oakland owns an AL-best 2.48 ERA but has committed two errors in four straight games, and has made at least one in nine in a row.
"I don't like it," manager Bob Melvin said. "You can't continually play defense like this and get away with it."
In other news regarding Yu Darvish, his divorce is final. The couple, who married in November 2007, say the reason for the separation is so that their children can be raised in a healthier and more peaceful environment, and in order to pursue their respective careers.
The size of the alimony payments, which has not been disclosed, was "decided by mutual consent under the guidance of legal representation following court guidance," the agency said, according to Sports Nippon.
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