Major League Baseball Padres pitcher Yu Darvish started against Seiya Suzuki's Cubs and allowed two hits in seven innings to start the season. He threw 7 pitches, struck out nine and had one foreball for a 2.4 ERA.
Suzuki also struck out in the fourth at-bat of the ninth inning when the pitcher was replaced, and went 7-for-115 with a no-hitter and three strikeouts, lowering his batting average to 9.1. With this, his record this season is 9 wins and 4 losses, and he is one win away from becoming the second Japan player to win 4 major league games.