CINCINNATI -- Yu Darvish is hitting his stride. But, that doesnt mean the Texas Rangers wont continue to be careful with how they utilize their right-handed ace.Darvish, 30, is scheduled to make his 11th start of the season on Wednesday night in the finale of a two-game interleague series with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. And, hell do so on six days rest.Its a positive, Darvish told reporters last week via an interpreter. I didnt feel like I needed it, but getting rest is beneficial for me.Darvish, whos coming off Tommy John surgery, is 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings in his last three starts. Hes made six straight quality starts, matching the longest run this season by a Rangers pitcher.Hes been dominant in interleague play, going 7-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 11 starts against the National League.Darvish will be facing Cincinnati for the first time since June 30, 2013 when he gave up only four hits in 6 2/3 innings with four walks and eight strikeouts in a 3-2 Texas win.Hell get a chance to take his hacks in an NL park on Wednesday. He has two hits in 12 career at-bats.Right-hander Tim Adleman will take the mound for Cincinnati on Wednesday. Its his sixth career start and second since he was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Aug. 16. Hell be facing the Rangers for the first time in his career.Cincinnati is 22-14 and has won eight of 11 series since the All-Star break. The Reds will be looking for their ninth series win on Wednesday if they can sweep the Rangers after a 3-0 win on Tuesday.The Reds are riding the red-hot bat of first baseman Joey Votto, who is hitting .455 since the All-Star break after batting just .229 in April and .200 in May. Votto went 2-for-3 with two RBI on Tuesday.I think what Joey has accomplished with his batting average and on-base percentage is phenomenal, said manager Bryan Price. Anybody can struggle for a couple of months or even a season. Thats not unique, so Id have to say Im more surprised at what hes doing now. I dont think anybody saw coming what he went through in April and May, but its not foreign.Texas recent acquisition -- catcher Jonathan Lucroy -- is a bona fide Reds killer.During his career with the Milwaukee Brewers, Lucroy has 13 home runs, 45 RBI, and 42 runs in his career against Cincinnati, all his highest totals against any opponent. 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Victory in last weeks Players Championship was Days seventh in his last 17 events, taking the Australian 2.4 points clear of Spieth at the top of the world rankings.Spieth missed the cut at TPC Sawgrass in his first event since a back-nine collapse at the Masters, but now looks to bounce back with an improved display in his home state. Jordan Spieth played alongside Jason Day at last weeks Players Championship The 22-year-old has a poor record at Four Seasons, not finishing inside the top-25 since a tie for 16th as an amateur in 2010, but feels his game is heading in the right direction.I feel great about the way Im hitting the ball right now, Spieth told a press conference on Tuesday.I didnt have my putter last week and did some good work with Cameron [McCormick, his coach] the last two days and I seem to have gotten that back.I know it was something simple and it was. So, if we can just continue to do that and roll those putts in, well be in business. Spieth has posted five top-10 finishes in 11 worldwide starts in 2016 I was on my A game for all four rounds [at the AAT&T] in 2010 and three out of the four in 2011.dddddddddddd I just havent had my A game this week since then.Do I know why? Not necessarily. One time, I think I wasnt driving it well. The next, I just didnt make anything. Im looking for it all to click. I would really like to win this tournament.The world No 2 tees off alongside Jason Dufner and Jimmy Walker for the opening two rounds, with Spieth trying to reduce the gap between him and Day in the battle for top spot.Asked if he used Days recent success as motivation, Spieth said: Especially playing with him in these kinds of weeks where hes doing what hes doing. Days victory at TPC Sawgrass was his third for the year Hes playing his game. He believes his game is better than anybody elses and hes on his game and so it is better than everyone elses. I know that feeling and Im looking to get that back and definitely theres some motivation there.With what hes doing right now I think I can win the next two events and Im still not going to surpass him in the world rankings. Hes separated himself and that bothers me and it motivates me.Watch the AT&T Byron Nelson live throughout the week on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: Day strolls to Sawgrass title Days magnificent seven Player reaction to Sawgrass set-up Golf live on Sky Sports 4 ' ' '