Darvish will start Sunday in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Michael King would be on regular rest Sunday following a dominant 12-strikeout outing in the wild-card series versus Atlanta, but the Padres will hold him back, presumably for Game 3. Darvish will be opposed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Darvish is expected begin the postseason as a bullpen arm for the Padres, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish will be left out of the starting rotation as the Padres begin their best-of-three Wild Card Round series with Atlanta on Tuesday. San Diego will go with Michael King, Joe Musgrove and Dylan Cease as its starters in the series. Darvish finished the 2024 regular season with a 3.31 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 81.2 innings in 16 starts with the Padres. Additionally, the right-hander owns a 4.19 ERA with 54 punchouts over 58 innings in 11 career postseason appearances.

Darvish (7-3) allowed three runs on three hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish allowed 10 runs over 25.1 innings in September after returning from a lengthy absence due to elbow inflammation. He won three of his five starts in that span. The right-hander concludes the regular season with a 3.31 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 78:22 K:BB over 81.2 innings across 16 starts.

Darvish did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 4-2 win over the White Sox, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out nine over 6.1 innings.

EDGE Analysis

Outside of a pair of solo home runs from Korey Lee and Miguel Vargas, Darvish made the White Sox hitters look silly and tied his season high with nine strikeouts. He threw 87 pitches, which is the most he's thrown in four starts since returning from the injured list. Darvish also became the first Japanese-born pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts in MLB. Darvish has now allowed two runs or fewer while reaching at least five innings in each of his last three starts and lines up for a start against the Diamondbacks before the end of the regular season.

Darvish (6-3) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out three over six scoreless innings to earn the win over the Astros on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

This was the best of Darvish's three starts since he returned from an extended absence due to elbow inflammation and a personal matter. This was his fifth scoreless outing of the season. The veteran right-hander trimmed his ERA to 3.21 with a 1.11 WHIP and 65:19 K:BB over 70 innings across 14 starts. Darvish's next start is projected to be at home in a favorable matchup versus the White Sox.

Darvish (5-3) got the win over the Mariners on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out five over five innings.

EDGE Analysis

The damage against Darvish was done early with solo home runs by Cal Raleigh and Luke Raley in the first and second inning. Darvish finished with three scoreless innings and got his first win since May 19. He tossed exactly 63 pitches for a second straight start since coming off the injured list and recorded five whiffs while throwing over 75 percent of his pitches for strikes. Darvish now owns a 3.52 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 62:17 K:BB in 64 innings. He lines up for a home start versus the Astros next week.

Darvish did not factor into the decision in an extra-inning win over the Tigers on Wednesday, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over 2.2 innings while striking out four.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish had a hard time getting through Detroit's lineup right from the jump, giving up a solo homer to Matt Vierling with two outs in the first before needing 47 pitches to get through the first two frames. He would be relieved by Yuki Matsui with two outs in the third, marking his shortest outing of the campaign -- though that was somewhat expected in Darvish's first start since returning from the injured list due to elbow inflammation. The veteran right-hander will look for better results in his next start, which is currently projected for next week in Seattle.

The Padres reinstated Darvish (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran right-hander is poised to make his first start for the Padres since May 29 after recovering from elbow inflammation. Darvish built up to 66 pitches in a simulated game Friday but is returning without a minor-league rehab assignment, so he's likely to have some workload restrictions in his first game action in over three months.

Darvish (elbow) will start Wednesday against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish has been sidelined since May 29 but threw 66 pitches in a sim game against minor leaguers Friday. He followed that up with a bullpen session Monday, leaving him in line to return. Darvish is likely to be rusty and it's unclear how deep into the game the Padres will allow him to pitch.

Darvish (elbow) is expected to rejoin the rotation on Wednesday against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish threw 66 pitches in a simulated game against minor leaguers last Friday and followed that up with a bullpen session Monday. The Padres have not yet confirmed that Darvish is in line to return Wednesday, but things appear to be pointing in that direction. Darvish hasn't made a start for the Padres since late May and his one rehab start came back on June 19, so it would not be a surprise if he's not terribly sharp Wednesday against Detroit.