San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish has been named the starter for Tuesday's Game 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 36-year-old was expected to pitch in Game 5, but the Padres advanced without needing a fifth game. Darvish has been victorious during his first two postseason starts. He's posting a 3.00 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 11/2 K/BB ratio across 12 innings. The expectation is that Blake Snell will start in Game 2, but that hasn't been announced yet.

San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will start Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday on the road. Darvish was excellent in the Game 1 win over the New York Mets in the Wild-Card Series last Friday, allowing just one earned run on six hits while walking none and striking out four in seven innings of work. The 36-year-old Japanese hurler finished the 2022 regular season 16-8 with a strong 3.10 ERA (3.31 FIP), a 0.95 WHIP and...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish threw eight shutout innings against the surging Seattle Mariners Tuesday night, earning his 14th win of the season. He allowed two hits and no walks and struck out seven batters. Darvish now has five consecutive quality starts and has reached that standard in 11 of his last 12 outings. With a 3.16 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 175 strikeouts in 176 2/3 innings this season, he's been a very solid fantasy contributor, though without the higher ceiling more ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who was placed on the paternity list on Tuesday, is throwing his normal between-starts bullpen session on Wednesday and is definitely tracking towards a return to the starting rotation this weekend against the Kansas City Royals, according to skipper Bob Melvin. The 36-year-old veteran Japanese right-hander hasn't been all that great in the month of August, but overall he's been very solid for fantasy managers in 2022, going 10-7 with a 3.39 ERA ...

The San Diego Padres placed starting pitcher Yu Darvish on the paternity list on Tuesday. Darvish will not make his scheduled start on Wednesday in the series finale against the Cleveland Guardians, so fantasy managers will need to make some adjustments to their lineup this week. Pitcher Jose Castillo was recalled from the minors to provide an extra bullpen arm with Darvish unavailable for a few days. The 36-year-old Japanese right-hander has had a fine season in 2022, going 10-7 with a 3.39 ...

San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish allowed just two earned runs in his most recent outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Darvish also gave up seven hits, but didn't walk a batter and struck out five Los Angeles hitters on the day. He finished with a 24% CSW rate and logged 10 swinging strikes on 103 pitches thrown. It was another solid start for the veteran, who has pitched to a 3.28 ERA, a 3.29 FIP, 132 strikeouts, and 26 walks in 134.1 innings of work this season.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish allowed five runs over six innings on Saturday as his club was defeated 7-2 at the hand of the Dodgers. The veteran right-hander got off to a terrible start by allowing three solo homers in the first inning and then lone runs in both the second and third inning. He settled down after that by striking out a season-high 10 on the evening, which now gives him a nice 85/18 K/BB through 94 1/3 IP. Darvish will take his 3.53 ERA and 1.01 WHIP into his next...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish came away with the victory on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his latest start. The veteran allowed just four hits, two walks, and an earned run in seven innings of work while striking out five batters. The right-hander also induced 13 swinging strikes on 104 total pitches and had a 29% CSW rate. Monday marked yet another strong start for the 35-year-old, who has a 3.17 ERA, a 3.38 FIP, 66 walks, and 17 strikeouts in 82.1 innings this ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish led the team to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. He pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks while striking out five. The right-hander earned the win to improve to 4-1 on the season. This was a nice rebound outing for Darvish after he was tagged for five earned runs by the Atlanta Braves last time out. He has now turned in a quality start in five of his last six outings and he has a 3.93 ERA and a 1.13 ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish was solid on Friday, tossing seven strong innings against the Miami Marlins, allowing just two earned runs on five hits and no walks. Darvish struck out three in the Padres' 3-2 win over Miami. Darvish improved to 3-1 on the season and has now posted five quality starts in six games in 2022. He owns a 4.05 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 28:10 K:BB ratio over 33 1/3 innings pitched on the season. His inflated ERA can be credited to his one bad start this ...