Yu Darvish retired the first 14 batters he faced and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.
“Right after the game, when I talked to Lee, our third base coach, he said, ‘Man, Yu was like a surgeon today,’ and (I) thought that clearly describes his performance,” said Padres- manager Mike Shildt. “Man, he was really good. Fastball had a lot of life, the velocity was really good and threw it where it wanted to go. That was a clinic of pitching there.”
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, whose 11 home runs are tied for the team lead with Teoscar Hernandez, sat out the game with a back injury.
