He'd already fanned 14 at the start of the eighth, matching Yu Darvish of Texas for the highest single-game total in the majors this season.

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And only Yu Darvish has more wins (23) than Kuroda's 22.

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Japanese star Yu Darvish came on strong with the Texas Rangers but has been wild since, as command problems have seen his ERA rise to 3.72.

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They are limited to players who pitched 40 innings or played 50 games, except in the cases of uber-hot prospects like Seattle's Jesus Montero or Texas' Yu Darvish.

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