Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish will get an extra day of rest before continuing his minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment.

Darvish will go into his third rehab start on Thursday with Triple-A Round Rock with five days rest. According to the Rangers, they scheduled an extra day for Darvish after his second start.

In his first two starts, Darvish has allowed one run in five innings and held opponents to a .111 average with five strikeouts for 18 at-bats. Manager Jeff Banister said he received an encouraging report on Darvish's three-inning performance with Round Rock on Friday.

"The ball was fresh, and the velocity was there," Banister said. "The delivery looked good. All pluses."

Darvish is scheduled to work four innings with about 60 pitches in his next start. Banister said the club does not want to set a specific date for Darvish's return to the majors because that could lead to "improper expectations."