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ARLINGTON, Texas -- All-Star pitcher Yu Darvish checked out OK after being struck on the top of the head by a batted ball while throwing in the outfield during batting practice Tuesday. http://www.philliesbaseballshop.com/stev...es-jersey/ . The Texas Rangers said Darvish was examined by team physician Dr. Keith Meister before Tuesday nights game against Houston, and that "everything appears to be OK." Darvish is expected to make his scheduled start Wednesday night in the series finale against the Astros. But the Rangers said Darvish would be re-evaluated before the game as a precaution. Responding on Twitter to an article about the incident, Darvish indicated that he was OK. He resumed throwing a few minutes after the incident, and didnt see Meister until after that. Darvish had just made a throw when he was struck by the batted ball. Clearly stunned, the Japanese ace dropped into a squat momentarily before getting up, wiping his brow and appearing to check his head with his fingers. He then put his cap back on and finished his throwing session off flat ground in right field with other pitchers. Rangers left-hander Derek Holland was shagging balls in front of Darvish. The ball glanced off Hollands glove before hitting Darvish. "I heard it," Holland said. "I was supposed to be protecting him but I just couldnt get to the ball. It was too high. I didnt get high enough. Hes fine." Darvish, who joined Kenny Rogers as the only three-time All-Star pitchers for the Rangers, is 8-4 with a 2.63 ERA in 16 starts this season. His 134 strikeouts are fifth in the majors, but his 11 strikeouts per nine innings are the most. Wednesday is Darvishs last scheduled appearance before the All-Star break. Before his expected start last Thursday was pushed back a day because of weather concerns in Baltimore, the right-hander had been on track to start Sunday in the last game before the break. A pitcher who works Sunday cannot throw in the All-Star game. http://www.philliesbaseballshop.com/maik...es-jersey/ . A quick first step to get to the hoop for a layup. A rousing dunk on the break off a high outlet pass saved by teammate Ramon Sessions. http://www.philliesbaseballshop.com/matt...es-jersey/ . MORITZ, Switzerland - Exceeding expectations in her comeback season, Lindsey Vonn now heads to her hometown world championships injury-free and winning races in style.Eastbourne, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former world No. 1 star Caroline Wozniacki were among Wednesdays second-round winners at the final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up in Eastbourne. The second-seeded 2011 Eastbourne runner-up Kvitova handled American Varvara Lepchenko 6-1, 6-4, while the eighth-seeded Dane Wozniacki waltzed past American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 at the Aegon International. Kvitovas quarterfinal opponent on Thursday will be Britains own Heather Watson, while Wozniacki will take on rising Italian Camila Giorgi at Devonshire Park. In other action involving seeds, No. 5 German Angelique Kerber outlasted Frances Alize Cornet 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3) and the wild card Watson ousted No. http://www.philliesbaseballshop.com/mike...es-jersey/. 6 Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, American Lauren Davis leveled Slovak and 2004 Eastbourne runner-up Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-3; American Madison Keys topped Russian Elena Vesnina 7-5, 7-6 (11-9); Giorgi overcame British wild card Johanna Konta 1-6, 7-5, 7-5; and Ekaterina Makarova erased fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 on Day 3. The other quarterfinals will pit Kerber against the 2010 Eastbourne runner-up Makarova and Davis versus her compatriot Keys.