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Darvish makes a fierce appeal to pitchers for the second consecutive year, 4 innings, 4 strikeouts, 2 hits, 1 run and good pitching | Full-Count

With Padres and Darvish[Photo: AP]

4 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, ERA 1.29

■ Padres-Guardians (Open match, 28th Japan time, Peoria)

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish pitched for the second time in the open game against the home base Guardians on the 27th (Japan time 28th). He threw 2 hits and 1 run in the 4th inning. He has an earned run average of 1.29.

The first time is a three-way retreat and a good start. In the 2nd inning, he struck out from 1st base with a strikeout, and in the 3rd inning, he struck out with Gonzales’s strikeout. From 1 death in the 4th inning, Mercado was hit by the left middle solo. He threw four innings, walked four, walked, two hits and one run.

In the previous game against the Rockies on the 21st (22nd of the same day), there were 3 hits and no runs in the 3rd inning. He has scored six strikeouts and is one of the opening pitcher candidates.

[Video]Darvish’s sharp change ball that dazzles the batter with good visibility to the opening pitcher