The San Diego Padres announced Sunday that right-hander Yu Darvish will start in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
It will be the second time in three playoff series that Darvish has started in the opener after kicking off San Diego's postseason run with an outing in the NL wild-card series.
On Oct. 7 against the New York Mets, Darvish gave up just one run over seven innings, setting up the Padres with a 1-0 series lead. San Diego advanced in three games, all of which were played in New York.