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Texas eyes 85-90 pitches for Yu’s debut
- Updated: May 24, 2016
ARLINGTON — The Rangers are hoping Yu Darvish can throw 85-90 pitches on Saturday in his first big league start since 2014.
“That would be a good pitch count,” pitching coach Doug Brocail said. “It all depends on how he looks during the game and how many pitches he has. We’re not going to have him go out there and throw 150 pitches. Hopefully he gets out there and uses his fastball to get early outs and uses his pitches wisely and keeps us in the game.”
It will be Darvish’s first start at the Major League level since undergoing Tommy John surgery on March 17, 2015. He made five starts on rehab assignment and built up to 87 pitches in his final outing.
But that one was for Double-A Frisco at Dr Pepper Ballpark. This one will be against the Pirates in front of a sellout crowd at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
“Throughout the entire game you can tell when a guy gets tired,” Brocail said. “There are signs they show you, the velocity drop … there’s a …
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