Latest Yu Darvish News

Rizzo delivers go-ahead hit, injures neck as Yanks chase Darvish early in 10-7 win over Padres

May. 28, 2023 17:41 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead RBI single in New York’s seven-run third inning before injuring his neck on a pickoff play as the Yankees knocked out Yu Darvish early and beat the San Diego Padres 10-7 on Sunday. Rizzo was injured when Kyle Higashioka picked off...

Soto shines in DC return as Padres down Nationals 7-4

May. 23, 2023 23:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his ninth home run and had three hits to begin a three-game visit to his former team as the San Diego Padres earned a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. “It feels great, it's where everything starts,” Soto said of...

Pasquantino hits 2-run homer, Royals beat struggling Padres 4-3

May. 17, 2023 21:48 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — What was left of the crowd of 32,416 at Petco Park on a gloomy afternoon loudly booed the San Diego Padres after Ha-Seong Kim made the last out of a dismal 4-3 loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals. It wasn't the first time Wednesday frustrated fans let the...

Carlos Correa hits 2-run double as Minnesota Twins top San Diego Padres 5-3

May. 11, 2023 17:02 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Thursday. Kyle Farmer homered as Minnesota earned its second straight victory after a stretch of five losses in seven games. Emilio Pagán (3-0) got...

Tatis has 2 HRs, 3 RBIs off Kershaw, Padres beat Dodgers 5-2

May. 06, 2023 01:14 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw and had three RBIs for San Diego, which beat NL West rival Los Angeles 5-2 Friday night in the first meeting between the teams since the Padres eliminated the Dodgers in the NL Division Series. Yu Darvish...

Padres rally for 2-game Mexican sweep, beat Giants 6-4

Apr. 30, 2023 20:33 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After a game that felt like a home run derby, Matt Carpenter expected Sunday could be more of the same. It was not. Carpenter capped an eighth-inning rally with a tiebreaking, two-run double off the glove of diving centerfielder Mike Yastrzemsk i, and the San...

What is a sweeper? A look at the pitch taking over MLB

Apr. 25, 2023 13:49 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Bob Melvin was talking about the improvement of Padres reliever Steven Wilson, when the San Diego skipper dropped in some cool-kid lingo that's making the rounds in Major League Baseball these days. “The sweeper's ended up being a really big pitch for him,”...

Carpenter drives in 5, Padres beat Diamondbacks 7-5

Apr. 23, 2023 20:44 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish felt his right hamstring tighten up and tried to stretch it out. Instead of relieving the pain, his left hamstring got tight as well. No matter. The right-hander got some early run support and pitched well enough to help the San Diego Padres earn their...

Wade Miley stars as Brewers beat Yu Darvish, Padres 1-0

Apr. 16, 2023 20:03 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wade Miley pitched seven sharp innings and Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Sunday. Brian Anderson hit a sacrifice fly in the second as Milwaukee took three of four...

Scherzer rebounds, Mets blank Padres 5-0 in playoff rematch

Apr. 11, 2023 00:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer's first matchup with the San Diego Padres this season sure went a lot better than his last one. The three-time Cy Young Award winner shut down San Diego for five innings, rebounding from his 2022 postseason flop, and the New York Mets won 5-0 Monday...