Ian Kinsler's solo HR backs sharp Yu Darvish in Rangers' win

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    Yu Darvish finally feels like he's just pitching for the Texas Rangers.

    Forget the outside pressure of trying to impress everybody else. The big right-hander is starting to look again like the star on the mound he was in Japan before coming to the major leagues this season.

    "He was trying to impress a ton of people," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "And I think right now, the only thing he's concerned about is impressing Yu Darvish. And once he does that, he impresses everyone else."

    Darvish struck out 10 over seven innings for the AL West-leading Rangers to win a 1-0 pitchers' duel against James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320828113&teams=tampa-bay-rays-vs-texas-rangers
     

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