Padres Yu Darvish started pitching in the exhibition game and allowed 1 run in 4 innings. Pitcher Darvishes pitched 58 pitches in 4 hours, giving up 3 hits and 1 run, showing stable pitching.
The opening game to be held in South Korea on the 20th of this month. DarvISH: ``Being the opening pitcher is very special.'' He is looking forward to playing against Otani for the first time in both professional baseball and the major leagues, he said.