First outing as a Dodger

NEW YORK — Yu Darvish fit right in with the steamrolling Dodgers, striking out 10 over 7 innings of 3-hit ball during his Los Angeles debut to pitch the top team in the majors past the New York Mets 6-0 on Friday night.

Chris Taylor hit a leadoff home run against Jacob deGrom, and Mets nemesis Chase Utley added a tworun shot as Los Angeles improved baseball’s best record to 77-32 with its 11th victory in 12 games. Yasiel Puig also went deep for the Dodgers, who have outscored New York 42-11 in winning all five meetings this season.

On the best extended roll by a National League team since World War II, the Dodgers are 42-7 since June 7 — a stretch unequaled in franchise history. They have won 22 of 25 since July 4, with all three losses coming against Atlanta.

In his first start since being acquired from Texas for three prospects just before Monday’s trade deadline, Darvish (1-0) only made the Dodgers look even better. With his confident teammates behind him, the four-time All-Star snapped a fivegame losing streak and won for the first time in nine outings since June 12 at Houston.

Darvish went 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA in 22 starts for the Rangers — and his last one was a dud. The right-hander gave up a career-high 10 runs over 32/3 innings July 26 in a 22-10 loss to Miami, but his first game with Los Angeles could not have gone smoother.

Mixing his 95-96 mph fastball with a 71-75 mph curve and other assorted pitches, Darvish easily silenced

a Mets team that has lost five of six.

AP/JULIE JACOBSON Yu Darvish delivers a pitch against the New York Mets in his first game with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Darvish, who was traded from the Texas Rangers on Monday, allowed no runs and 3 hits, striking out 10, in a 6-0 victory.