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Harden knows he has to build on success

"As good as Texas starter Rich Harden was during his 6 2/3 no-hit innings Monday night, the right-hander knows none of that matters if he can't build off it in his next start."That's the most important thing," he said. "I've really got to go out and my next start is just as important as my last one. I've got to go out and get deep into the game and give the team a chance to win. I've got to put a string of starts like that together. It's something I haven't been able to do all season."Harden (5-4) has won consecutive starts just once this year. He's followed each of his last two victories with losses, and has pitched a total of 7 1/3 innings in those starts, allowing six earned runs.He's next scheduled to start Saturday against Oakland. Harden knows he still has room for improvement."I still feel like I can do better," he said. "I can still build on my command. I had some walks [five]. Where I felt good was I was able to throw pitches when I needed, and throw some off-speed pitches when there were full counts or when I was behind in the count."Harden's pitch count (111) didn't come as a surprise to him. He's thrown more than 100 pitches in seven starts, and hasn't pitched more than seven innings in any of those starts."


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