Yu Darvish goes eight innings for the first time in his two seasons with the Padres; three runs in eighth inning win it
Fortunately, waiting did nothing to stop Yu Darvish. The right-hander held his former team down for eight innings, and the Padres did eventually take their first lead in three games.
Darvish, making his first start at Wrigley Field since a Wild-Card Series game against the Marlins on Oct. 2, 2020, allowed a run on five hits while going eight innings for the first time with the Padres.time in 12 starts this season he has gone at least six.save, as the Padres halted a losing streak at two games. The Cubs’ skid was extended to seven games.th
Between lineouts by Machado and Voit, Steele’s hand was examined by an athletic trainer. The Cubs also had pitchers warming up in the bottom of the first. But Steele, who entered the game with a 4.79 ERA in 11 starts, tied a career high by getting through seven innings. Ha-Seong Kim beat out a chopper off the plate to start the fifth inning, and Trent Grisham followed with a perfectly executed drag bunt to an unoccupied portion of dirt on the right side to give the Padres runners at first and second with no outs. Three straight outs stranded both.Blue skies turned gray in the early afternoon, and the clouds grew dark as the Padres began batting practice around 3:30 p.m. PT. About a half-hour later, batting practice ended suddenly.
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