Baseball / MLB Jul 13, 2019
Yu Darvish gets another no-decision; Angels toss combined no-hitter in rout of Mariners
Yu Darvish threw six innings of two-hit ball Friday to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Darvish struck out eight and issued a solitary walk, but a lack of run support prevented him from claiming his third win ...
Baseball / MLB Jun 22, 2019
Cubs hurler Yu Darvish ties MLB mark with 10th straight no-decision
Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish got his 10th straight no-decision Friday in a 5-4 loss to the New York Mets, tying a major league record. The 32-year-old right-hander twice surrendered homers after his lineup had given the Cubs the lead. Darvish left the mound after six ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 28, 2019
Yu Darvish settled down after a shaky start. He got some help from David Bote. Darvish pitched six effective innings and Bote homered twice, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Anthony Rizzo also connected for the Cubs, who ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 11, 2019
Seattle Mariners rookie Yusei Kikuchi remained winless after four starts on Wednesday, a bad day for all three Japanese starting pitchers in the major leagues. Kikuchi took a no-decision in the Mariners' 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals, while Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish ...
Baseball / MLB Mar 4, 2019
Cubs hurler Yu Darvish confident after second spring training start
Yu Darvish, whose first season pitching for the Chicago Cubs was blighted by injury, was brimming with confidence after his second spring training start on Sunday. "It's the best stuff in my life," Darvish said after he threw 27 pitches — 17 of them strikes ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Feb 10, 2019
Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up
by Jason Coskrey
Chihiro Kaneko, as a 35-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, probably possesses a fair amount of wisdom he can impart on the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitchers younger than him. Even those who have already moved on. Former Fighters ace and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish ...
Baseball / MLB Dec 27, 2018
Shohei Ohtani's historic big league debut wasn't the only story coming out of the majors this year, but it often seemed like it. The ups and downs of the hard-hitting, hard-throwing American League Rookie of the Year captured imaginations on both sides of the Pacific, ...