SAN DIEGO (AP)-- Yu Darvish and also the Chicago Cubs are heading back to Wrigley Field really feeling better concerning their scenario than they had in numerous days. Darvish started out a season-high 14 and allowed just 2 hits in 6 innings, and also the Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 4-1 Thursday to stay linked with Milwaukee for the NL's 2nd wild-card place. "Every person has self-confidence without a doubt, " Darvish claimed. "I recognize the last 10 days was difficult, yet we still have to complete daily." Otherwise for two strolls in the 5th inning, Darvish might have gone deeper. "He desires to be available, " supervisor Joe Maddon said. "Those couple strolls, I indicate Tyler Robertson Jersey, he might have got seven. That one inning when he walked (Ty) France as well as (Luis) Urias, that put him at 88 after 5. I'm constantly counting pitches and also I'm looking, this is a feasible 7 innings, at least Josh Hader Jersey, and after that the strolls simply did not allow that to happen. Yet he's extraordinary coming out of his breaking round. It's extremely good, specifically against left-handers. "There's absolutely nothing to claim negative regarding his performance. It was terrific." The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was struck by a pitch with the bases loaded and 2 outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it. Chicago divided the four-game series and won for simply the second time in seven games. The Makers beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. Darvish (6-6) retired his first 8 batters before allowing his first hit, an infield solitary by starter Dinelson Lamet. Darvish kicked the round with his appropriate foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish set out Greg Garcia to end the inning. The huge right-hander contended the very least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by setting out the side, consisting of Eric Hosmer for the 3rd straight time. Darvish was one reluctant of his occupation high, established Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston while he was with the Texas Rangers. He led the major leagues that year with 277 strikeouts. Darvish said he shut out the Cubs' losses to the Padres the previous two nights. "You understand me, I do not care, " he claimed. "I always focus to do my job as well as throw strikes as well as toss the appropriate join in the right situation. That's it." As well as he pitched, "Today's not good sufficient, " he stated. "Knuckle-curveball without a doubt, splitter is not there, hard cutter was good. Sluggish curve was great. That's quite a lot it." Said San Diego's Wil Myers: "That was one of the better variations I've seen out of him. He was mixing truly well Christian Villanueva Jersey, situating well. When you're getting some pitches off the plate as well as have the ability to come back in counts often, that's truly what it is." Myers was expelled by plate umpire Ramon De Jesus in the 9th after he wondered about a strike call. "You men saw the game. There were a whole lot of telephone calls that might have been various, " Myers stated. "I believe that 3-1 pitch in the sixth inning was challenging. I functioned a stroll there. Darvish undoubtedly threw the round really well. I think that last pitch just kind of set me off. It is what it is. I recognize umpires don't get them right all the time, but I seem like occasionally we have actually got to lock it in a bit better." Darvish has 204 strikeouts in 1631/3 innins. "He had a great mix Adam Engel Jersey, great stuff today, " San Diego manager Andy Environment-friendly stated. "He's got punchout things. He always has. When he gets on, he's actually difficult. He tossed an actually good video game. There were some pitches at the margins that you know how we felt concerning them today. "Overall though simply not nearly enough competitive at-bats, getting rounds in play late in matters when required to. You look up, you're in the 9th inning, you've got a chance to win the baseball game with one swing of the bat. That's type of the manner in which game went." Down 4-0, the Padres racked up when Machado pinch-hit for the very first time in his profession as well as was dropped. Urias looked at 2-2 breaking round for strike 3-- Cubs pitchers fanned 19 total. Lamet (2-5) provided leadoff walks in the very first as well as 4th and also both racked up, including Anthony Rizzo on Kris Bryant's sacrifice fly in the very first. Kyle Schwarber walked opening the fourth and Bryant singled. They drew off a dual take as well as racked up on Ian Happ's solitary. Lamet enabled 3 runs and also 4 hits in five innings, struck out 7 and walked 2. Ben Zobrist had an RBI grounder in the seventh. UP NEXT Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (12-10, 4.51) is scheduled to begin the opener of a three-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, that are because of counter with LHP Steven Brault (4-4, 4.13). Padres: LHP Joey Lucchesi (10-7 Yu Darvish Jersey, 3.84) is set up to begin the opener of a three-game series at Colorado, which will respond to with RHP Jeff Hoffman (1-6, 7.06). 2019 by Statistics LLC as well as Associated Press. Any business usage or circulation without the express written authorization of STATS LLC as well as Associated Press is strictly forbidden. In: MLB San Diego Padres

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