The game was over. The stands were empty. Rangers righthander Yu Darvish was talking to the media about 14 strikeouts, one hit and 8 2/3 innings of near-perfect pitching. But Astros catcher Carlos Corporan was still holding a bat, slowly swinging through the air while facing his locker inside a near-vacant Astros clubhouse. Darvish dominated the Astros on Tuesday during a 7-0 shutout that nearly made baseball history. The Astros were left to deal with 28 strikeouts in two games. They struck out 13 times Sunday during an 8-2 season-opening victory against the Rangers, and the Ks were one of the few negative strikes against a club that played strong [...]