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Yu Darvish Runs Scoreless Streak to Historic Levels on Sunday

The San Diego Padres blew out the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night in Atlanta thanks to a hot offensive effort and continued dominance from Yu Darvish, who has now made history in multiple ways.
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May 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) throws.
May 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) throws. | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

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The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night, 9-1, in Atlanta.

With the win, the Padres are now 24-24 while the Braves are 26-16.

The Padres got a great offensive performance that included getting three runs in the top of the first, pounding out 14 hits total and a late home run from Ha-Seong Kim, but the real story was the continued dominance of pitcher Yu Darvish.

Darvish threw 7.0 scoreless innings in this one, giving up just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. He has now thrown 25 straight scoreless innings, which has made history on multiple fronts.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

at 37 years & 277 days old, Yu Darvish is the 2nd-oldest pitcher with consecutive scoreless starts of 7+ IP allowing 2 hits or fewer (since at least 1901), younger than only:

a 38-year-old Cy Young in 1905

And this one...

Yu Darvish has had 4 straight scoreless starts for the first time in his MLB career

only 1 other pitcher since 1901 has had 4 straight at age 37+: 2005 Kenny Rogers at age 40

he’s the first Padres pitcher with 4 straight scoreless starts of at least 5 IP

And from @MLBStats:

Darvish now owns MLB's longest scoreless innings streak by a Japanese-born pitcher.

h/t @EliasSports

Darvish is in the 12th year of his American major league career after a great stint in Japan. He's pitched for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Padres. He's 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA this season and is a five-time All-Star. He's received Cy Young votes in four different years.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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