After throwing 87 pitches on Sunday, Yu Darvish says he's ready to return to the Texas Rangers.

If he feels good on Monday, he will start for the Rangers this coming Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"After close to 90 pitches today, I feel good for that," he said. "It's hard to tell right now. I have to pitch against those guys. But I feel like I'm good to go."

Darvish hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since Aug. 9, 2014. He tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his first spring start in 2015 and underwent Tommy John surgery March 17, 2015.