San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish had a tough time on the mound in Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants. He pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed three hits, three walks and four earned runs while striking out seven. Luckily, the Padres offense came alive for the game and the team went on to win in extra innings, so Darvish was left with a no decision. Darvish has now allowed at least four earned runs in five of his last seven starts. He's had a rough second half of the ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish spun six innings while striking out seven during an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The 34-year-old allowed just one run on three hits and a walk during the quality start. Darvish generated 31 CSW on 99 pitches, and also saw an increase in spin rate on his primary pitches. The five-time All-Star is now 8-9 with a 3.95 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and 174 strikeouts across 146 innings. He'll face the San Francisco Giants on the road during ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (back) will be activated from the 10-day injured list on Thursday and will start against the Dodgers, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. It had been reported on Wednesday that he was expected to return in time for this outing, but now this news is official. Darvish has been out for almost two weeks due to lower back tightness after going 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP over 23 starts this season. He should have a good ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (back) is expected to come off of the injured list on Thursday and face the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported. Darvish has been on the IL for nearly two weeks with low back tightness. The 35-year-old right-hander has gone 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP over 23 starts this season. In his last appearance against LA, Darvish allowed only one run on six hits over a six-inning outing.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (back) went through a bullpen session and did pitchers fielding practice drills on Tuesday. The team is hopeful that he'll be able to be activated from the injured list to start Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the team hasn't officially named him the starter for Thursday's game quite yet. Darvish has been on the injured list for nearly two weeks due to lower back tightness. Padres manager Jayce Tingler told reporters on ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (back) is expected to be activated from the injured list and make his next start sometime during the team's upcoming series with the Dodgers, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune. Darvish landed on the 10-day injured list following his last start in which he was forced to exit early due to lower back tightness. It looks like it will be a minimal stay for Darvish, who has been solid in his first season with San Diego by going 7-7 ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (back) threw a bullpen session on Friday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reported. Darvish exited his last start due to lower back tightness but has so far avoided the 10-day injured list. The 35-year-old right-hander is 7-7 on the season with a 3.70 ERA, 1.028 WHIP, and 158 strikeouts over 131 1/3 innings. Throwing a bullpen is a good sign, so fantasy managers should keep an eye out for more potential updates this weekend.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (back) is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune. Darvish had exited his last outing on Thursday due to lower back tightness. Over 23 starts with San Diego this season, Darvish is 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.028 WHIP and 29.9 percent strikeout rate over 131 1/3 innings of work. It's unclear just how long Darvish will be out, but it hopefully shouldn't require much over the minimum stay. ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish left Thursday's start early with lower back tightness, according to the team. The 34-year-old was lit up before being pulled with two outs in the third, allowing five earned runs, six hits, one homer, and one walk while striking out four. The five-time All-Star spent time on the injured list in July with hip inflammation that also triggered back tightness, and this flare-up could mean he is not 100%. Darvish hasn't been himself over his past 15 ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish had a rough time on the mound in July. Over five starts, he posted a 7.36 ERA. He failed to post a quality start in any of his five outings and gave up a total of nine home runs over 25.2 innings. Darvish had been cruising all season before the calendar turned to July. His season-long numbers still look solid overall as he has a 3.48 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 29% strikeout rate over 21 starts. He has a 3.14 xERA that ranks in the 83rd percentile and he's ...