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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish allowed six hits, four runs, zero walks and struck out three over six innings on Monday versus the Rockies. Darvish looked good, but struggled in the bottom of the third innings and allowed all four runs that inning. Darvish only has 11 walks over his last six starts and that is a drastic improvement from the 33 he walked over his first eight starts. Darvish will face a tough Dodgers lineup this weekend and might be best served on the bench.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish allowed three hits, three runs (two earned), three walks and struck out five over 5 1/3 innings on [...]

It's been a rough season so far for Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish, but Friday's outing against the St. Louis Cardinals was an encouraging sign. Darvish went six innings, allowed just three hits and one earned run while striking out six. He also walked three batters, which is the main stat worth monitoring for Darvish, as he's now walked a whopping 41 batters in 61 innings this year. Because of his control problems, he's only reached the end of the sixth inning in four of his 12 starts[...]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish put together another nice performance on Monday versus a tough Phillies lineup. Darvish cruised through the first five innings, before giving up three runs in the top of the sixth inning. In six innings, Darvish allowed four hits, three walks and recorded seven strikeouts. Darvish has thrown better of late and will face the Reds on Saturday.

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish has his best start of the season versus the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Over 5 1/3 innings, Darvish allowed five hits, two runs, zero walks and struck out 11 batters. The big stat in this matchup for Darvish was that he didnt walk a batter and that has hurt him all season. Darvish will look to keep it going versus a tough Phillies lineup on Monday.

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? [...]

Now that I've already spoiled Avengers: Endgame on Youtube(hey, the Russo brothers said it was OK), it's time to pivot to the other most topical item in 2019 pop culture: Game of Thrones.I admit I'm not an avid viewer of the show, so don't take this as a love letter to the series. OK, I haven't really "watched" the show per se, but it looks cool. It's not that I don't want to watch it, I just don't have that kind of time to invest. Put it this way - I'm still halfway through Season 2 of Breaking[...]

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