Darvish “There was a stretch on the ball” Game OP threw first 2 times 4 strikeouts without runs | Full account

A fork transmitted directly by Hideo Nomo is also a test shot “I’m getting better little by little”

■ Padres-Royals (open game, eighth time in Japan, Peoria)

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The Padres’ Yu Darvish pitched for the first time in the open game against the Royals in Peoria, Arizona, the seventh (eighth time in Japan). He pitched two innings, had four strikeouts, one hit and no runs, and a pitching masterpiece.

On the first strikeout, Merrifield and Benintendi struck out in a row. Although he allowed Mondesy to strike out, he bypassed Solaire and struck out. In the second inning, he flew O’Hern, beat Taylor to a groundout and struck out McBroom with a 96-mile ball. It was a good test run.

Darvish said: “I think I was thrown at my own pace without worrying about the surroundings. Today, especially like last year, the ball was strong or growing. Looking at the batter’s approach, my approach In that case, there is a change of ball so I think the straightening will work better. “

That day, he threw seven types of balls and also threw a fork, learning from Hideo Nomo, an advisor to the team during camp. “Split had a good ball in the game today, and I wonder if it is improving little by little,” he said.

Darvish pitched 12 games for the Cubs last season with 8 wins and 3 losses and a 2.01 ERA. He was the first Japanese to win the most victories and finished second in the Cy Young awards competition. Transferred to Padres at the end of December of last year. Even the team that has been heavily reinforced is expected to play an active role in the ace class.