Yu Darvish had his best start of the 2025 season and helped the San Diego Padres get a 5-0 win over the New York Mets at Petco Park, Wednesday.
Darvish came into the game looking for a bounce back performance after a terrible start on the road in St. Louis against the Cardinals his last time out. Darvish delivered seven innings of shutout baseball, allowing just two hits on 76 pitches.
Yu Darvish strikes out seven batters in his outing against the Mets, leaving the game after seven innings of work
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The defense behind Darvish had another solid game where routine plays were made, but it also included some above average defensive plays and one outstanding play by San Diego second baseman Jake Cronenworth. With the Padres ahead 2-0 in the top of the third inning, Cronenworth tracked down a flare off the bat of Tyrone Taylor, which would have landed in shallow right field for a hit. Instead, Cronenworth dived and made the catch for the out.
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Darvish was staked to an early lead thanks to Manny Machado. The San Diego third baseman broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the bottom of the second inning to score Martin Maldonado and Fernando Tatis Jr. to put the Padres ahead, 2-0.
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San Diego tacked on in the bottom of the third inning after a Francisco Lindor throwing error allowed Jose Iglesias to reach first base with two outs. Gavin Sheets, who was hitting in the eighth spot in the lineup, hit a deep fly ball to right-center field that resulted in a two-run home run and a 4-0 lead.
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The Padres scored the final run of the game in the eighth inning when Jackson Merrill hit a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Tatis Jr. to tag and score from third base to give San Diego a 5-0 lead.
Jason Adam and Robert Suarez pitched the eighth and ninth innings respectively for the Padres as they cruised to a sweep of the Mets and extended their win streak to five games.
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San Diego is off Thursday and returns to action Friday as the Padres host the Cardinals at 6:40 p.m.
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