Major League Baseball pitcher Yu Darvish of the Padres pitched for the first time in an exhibition game against the Royals, and got off to a good start with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts.
Pitcher Darvish, who is in his 13th season in the major leagues, started on the 27th in an exhibition game against the Royals held in Peoria, Arizona.
In the first inning, he struck out the No. 3 batter Velasquez, who had 17 home runs last season, with an off-course curve ball, and he struck out three batters, and in the second inning, he struck out two batters in a row from the No. 4 batter in the lead-off. .
After that, he got two hits and was in a pinch with two outs, first and third base, but in the end he held the No. 8 batter to the center liner and got through without giving up any runs, and got off the mound in this inning.
Pitcher Darvish pitched in the exhibition game for the first time in two innings, throwing 34 pitches, allowing two hits and three strikeouts, giving up no runs.
He got off to a good start, clocking the fastest speed at 154km/h.
Pitcher Darvish said, ``I think he had good speed and control.In the first inning, I felt like the right-handed batter was holding back against the slider of the outside ball, so I think he should have thrown it more into the strike zone. "I thought it was going to happen," he said, looking back on the incident.
He is expected to be the starting pitcher in the opening series against the Dodgers, which will be held in Seoul, South Korea on the 20th and 21st of next month, but he said, ``If I were to pitch in the opening series, I would have to pitch long innings, six or seven innings.'' I think so. I want to calculate backwards and make careful adjustments to avoid injuries."