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Darvish ties career-high with 14 strikeouts

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 5, 2013. Darvish tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in the Rangers' 4-3 win, allowing three runs and four hits in seven innings.

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Darvish ties career-high with 14 strikeouts

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 5, 2013. Darvish tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in the Rangers' 4-3 win, allowing three runs and four hits in seven innings.

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Darvish ties career-high with 14 strikeouts

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 5, 2013. Darvish tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in the Rangers' 4-3 win, allowing three runs and four hits in seven innings.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish attends a press conference after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish (R) is met by Texas manager Ron Washington after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish sits in the dugout after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Obliging a request from the press, Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba puts on a Softbank cap after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. The Hawks won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba (R) and Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh pose for photographers after Oh won the lottery for Oba in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Oba has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba is all smiles after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Softbank won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids.

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan starter Daisuke Matsuzaka holds Team Mexico to one hit with two walks and two strikeouts five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1.

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Japan stays alive with victory over Mexico at WBC

ANAHEIM, United States - Team Japan starter Daisuke Matsuzaka holds Team Mexico to one hit with two walks and two strikeouts five scoreless innings in a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Angel Stadium on March 14. Japan defeated Mexico 6-1. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba is all smiles after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Softbank won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba (R) and Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh pose for photographers after Oh won the lottery for Oba in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. Oba has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Softbank picks right-hander Oba in draft

TOKYO, Japan - Obliging a request from the press, Toyo University right-hander Shota Oba puts on a Softbank cap after he was picked by the Softbank Hawks in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur draft on Nov. 19. The Hawks won the six-team lottery for Oba, who has set Tohto University Baseball League records with 14 straight wins and 410 strikeouts. The Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants also named him in the first round of bids. (Kyodo)