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Darvish pitched 2.2 innings in a Cactus League contest against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three batters. Darvish allowed a double and issued a walk in the first frame but emerged unscathed on the scoreboard. He breezed through a 1-2-3 second inning but struggled in the third, yielding three singles and hitting a batter with a pitch to allow two runs to score before being lifted with two outs. Despite Darvish's unimpressive results, the Padres were likely pleased with his outing, as he tossed 57 pitches, induced seven whiffs and averaged 94.3 mph on his fastball -- up from the 93.9 mph he averaged last year -- in his first game action of the exhibition slate. The veteran right-hander is slated to work as San Diego's No. 3 starter this season.
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Darvish won't appear in a Cactus League contest until early March, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Darvish isn't dealing with any injury, but rather than ask him to take part in Cactus League competition, the Padres have thus far had him toss a simulated game and then throw in an intrasquad game. The veteran hurler tossed two scoreless frames Monday in the intrasquad affair, and he expressed afterward that he was happy with the results. Darvish figures to slot in behind Dylan Cease and Michael King in San Diego's rotation this season.
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Darvish will start Sunday in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Michael King would be on regular rest Sunday following a dominant 12-strikeout outing in the wild-card series versus Atlanta, but the Padres will hold him back, presumably for Game 3. Darvish will be opposed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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Darvish is expected begin the postseason as a bullpen arm for the Padres, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Darvish will be left out of the starting rotation as the Padres begin their best-of-three Wild Card Round series with Atlanta on Tuesday. San Diego will go with Michael King, Joe Musgrove and Dylan Cease as its starters in the series. Darvish finished the 2024 regular season with a 3.31 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 81.2 innings in 16 starts with the Padres. Additionally, the right-hander owns a 4.19 ERA with 54 punchouts over 58 innings in 11 career postseason appearances.
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Darvish (7-3) allowed three runs on three hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Darvish allowed 10 runs over 25.1 innings in September after returning from a lengthy absence due to elbow inflammation, but he won three of his five starts in that span. The right-hander concludes the regular season with a 3.31 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 78:22 K:BB over 81.2 innings across 16 starts.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 16 | 16 | 81.7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 22 | 65 | 3.30 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | SD | 24 | 24 | 136.3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 141 | 43 | 134 | 4.55 | 1.29 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 5.34 | 3 | 4 | 1.13 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
- | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 5.33 | 0 | 9 | 0.47 |
| 9/16 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 6.00 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 9/10 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 7 | 8.40 | 0 | 5 | 1.40 |
| 9/04 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.2 | 4 | 10.80 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 5/29 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 3.0 | 6 | 10.13 | 1 | 2 | 2.33 |
| 5/24 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 5.2 | 9 | 12.60 | 1 | 5 | 1.76 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 3/27 | vs  |
4:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/28 | vs |
9:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/29 | vs |
7:15 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/30 | vs |
7:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | vs  |
9:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | vs |
9:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/02 | vs |
4:10 PM | Not Announced Yet |