Yu Darvish went 7 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts to lead the hot Chicago Cubs to their 6th straight win-a 6-1 decision over the Kansas City Royals at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City. With the win, Darvish improves to 2-1 on the season. The Cub offense backed him with 6 runs on 10 hits with Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Victor Caratini each having two. Baez also drove in 2 runs. With the victory the Cubs are now 10-2 and lead the NL Central by 4 1/2 games over Milwaukee. They will go for a sweep of the two game set Thursday when Tyler Chatwood (2-0) takes the mound against Brad Keller (0-0) for the Royals. Hear the contest on Lite 103 WAKO with the first pitch at 6:15 p.m. Central Time.