<a href="https://time.news/yu-darvish-leads-san-diego-padres-to-shutout-victory-over-los-angeles-dodgers/" title="<a href="https://time.news/yu-darvish-leads-san-diego-padres-to-shutout-victory-over-los-angeles-dodgers/" title="Yu Darvish Leads San Diego Padres to Shutout Victory Over Los Angeles Dodgers”>Yu Darvish Leads San Diego Padres to Shutout Victory Over Los Angeles Dodgers”>Yu Darvish Photo: USA TODAY Sports/Reuters/Afro
A man who is strong on the big stage, he also achieved results in his last game.
Yu Darvish (38) of the Padres started Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers, but after pitching in the middle of the 7th inning, he went well, striking out 4 and giving up 2 runs.
Darvish uses a variety of breaking balls as his weapon, but in this game he mainly leaned fastballs.
He attacked the leadoff batter, Shohei Otani (30), with powerful fastballs, and finished with a low slider to get him out.
After two games, he allowed a hit to Freeman (35), but hit No. 4 Teoscar Hernandez (31) for a foul fly and managed to not give up a run.
In the second inning, Darvish showed off his pitching by hitting several breaking balls, but Quique Hernandez (33), who is good on the big steps, caught the first pitch quickly and was hit with a home run.
However, Darvish didn’t allow a hit after that, and in the top of the third inning, he faced Otani for the second time, and showed his strength by hitting the third fly ball.
Darvish, who held the Dodgers’ lineup to zero in the fifth inning, faced Otani for the third time in the top of the sixth inning.
Unlike his previous games, Darvish attacked with all his breaking balls, and in the end, he used his signature curveball to strike out Ohtani for the second time that day.
However, in the 7th inning, Darvish got a disappointing solo home run by Teoscar Hernandez (31), and Darvish was released from his role.
He gave up a run due to a home run, but other than that, he had a good performance by suppressing the Dodgers batting line with perfect pitching.
Yu Darvish fought a tough battle against the Japanese player Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26). Will the Padres be able to reward this good pitching?