Pitcher Yu Darvish of the Padres in the major leagues pitched against the Rockies and won 6 innings with 2 runs, winning 16 wins, lining up with his own record in the major leagues.
Darvish pitched on the 24th with 5 days in the match against the Rockies in Denver, Colorado, the home of the opponent.
Pitcher Darvish, who is on a five-game winning streak, was suddenly hit by a home run by the first batter in the first inning, scoring one point.
He had hit streaks with two outs on the next two occasions, but gave no additional points.
After the team scored 2 points in the 3rd inning and turned the game around, the pitching that was characteristic of throwing fastballs and breaking balls with good control, such as striking out three consecutive strikeouts in the 4th inning, was evened out.
Immediately after the team added 1 point in the 5th inning, 1 point was returned with a sacrifice fly and it was close to 1 point, but the 6th inning was suppressed by 3 people and dropped out in this inning.
He pitched six innings, giving up five hits, one four-ball, eight strikeouts and two runs.
The Padres, who are aiming to advance to the playoffs, won 9 to 3, and Darvish pitched 16 wins in 6 consecutive wins, lining up with the highest number of wins he marked in 2012, the first year of the major league.
This season's record is 16 wins and 7 losses, and the ERA is 3.05.