Daisuke Miura is turning back the clock in Yokohama.

Miura is on the wrong side of his 40th birthday — he'll be 41 this Christmas — but has quietly been among the best pitchers in Japan over the last two months, after being one of the worst during the first half of the season.

Miura dropped his first four decisions of the season as he allowed 17 runs in 28 innings. Now, after a few stints on the farm team, he's turned things around.