Pitcher Yu Darvish of the Major League Padres held an interview and talked about his enthusiasm for the start of the first game of the league championship series that was ahead of the next day, saying, "It's a very heavy responsibility, but I want to pitch in the same way as in the regular season." .
The Padres advanced to the playoffs with a wild card from 2nd place in the National League West Division, where pitcher Darvish scored two wins and both won 100 or more games in the season. We made it through to the championship series.
In the league championship series, the team that won four wins first advanced to the World Series, and pitcher Darvish, who started in the first round, held an interview at San Diego's home stadium on the 17th, the day before the game.
The opponent is the Phillies, who also won from the wild card, and Darvish said, ``There are many good right-handed batters. , Revealed that he carries the video of the opponent's batting line so that he can see it at any time on a tablet terminal.
Regarding his feelings on the mound for the first game, he calmly said, "It's a great honor, but at the same time, I think it's a heavy responsibility. I don't want to get too overwhelmed, and I want to pitch in the same way as in the regular season." was
The first round of the league championship series, which pitcher Darvish will start, will be held on the 18th, Japan time on the 19th, and will be broadcast on NHK from 8:55 am on BS1.