Texas Rangers hurler Yu Darvish and New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka are approaching their upcoming showdown with contrasting states of mind.
A day before the two starters meet in the opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium, Darvish maintained a steely focus while the media-friendly Tanaka was in a more relaxed mood on Thursday.
"I hope we both put on a good pitching performance, but it would be best if we win," said the 30-year-old Darvish, who is known to be generally cautious around reporters.