Yu Darvish puts together 'good' rehab start with Double-A Frisco, inches closer to rejoining Rangers

Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish answered an early wake-up call on Tuesday and worked five innings in his fourth injury-rehabilitation start.

Darvish started for Frisco in a Double-A Texas League game at Midland, of the Oakland organization. The game had an unusual, for a major-leaguer, starting time of 11 a.m.

"I was able to make adjustments to that," said Darvish, speaking through an interpreter, to reporters. "Overall, it was a good outing."

Darvish again added to his pitch total, throwing 68. He allowed three ground singles and one unearned runs.

For four rehab starts overall, Darvish has allowed six hits and four runs, two earned, in 14 innings. He has 15 strikeouts with five walks.

Darvish broke out his slow curveball in this game. He went into the game not intending to focus on the pitch but kept throwing it because of the hitters' reactions.

"I was pitching to game situations," Darvish said. "The hitters were not hitting my curveball, so I threw the curveball. It was just the game.''

Darvish will make at least one more rehab start, probably at Frisco on Sunday. He is on course to return to the Rangers' rotation during a home series against Pittsburgh on May 27-29, but nothing has been set.

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