Yu Darvish allowed four runs over seven innings to take the loss as the San Diego Padres fell 4-1 against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
Darvish (8-8), who gave up eight hits and a walk, struck out six at Petco Park and set the record for most MLB strikeouts by a Japanese player at 1,919, moving past Japanese baseball hall-of-famer Hideo Nomo, a consultant with the Padres and was at the game.
"I remember watching him on television when I was a kid, and we all know how great of a pitcher he is," Darvish said through Japanese interpreter Shingo Horie according to MLB.com. "So just being able to be in his league, it means a lot."