Yu Darvish had nothing in Game 3, and the Astros’ juggernaut lineup quickly made him pay

Source: thecomeback.com --- Friday, October 27, 2017
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yu Darvish is one of the best “stuff” pitchers in Baseball, featuring a variety of pitches that are absolutely filthy when he’s on his game. On Friday night, the right-hander was anything but on his game, and that was a big problem given that it was Game 3 of the World Series against the best lineup in the majors. The Houston Astros roughed Darvish up for four earned runs and six hits allowed in just 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of Darvish’s career. The upcoming free agent was lucky to even get a couple of those outs that were rockets right at Dodgers’ defenders. He only got one real swing and a miss in 49 pitches. Darvish pummeled. Four runs in 1 2/3 innings, and just two swings-and-misses among 49 pitches — one of those a missed bunt. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 28, 2017 Maybe Darvish was drained after throwing about 200 innings (regular season and postseason combined) this year. Maybe pitching a World Series game on the road in a crazy environment got to him. Maybe he just had an off night; they happen for every pitcher, and sometimes it’s not just a thing a pitcher can will their way through. Whatever the case, Darvish was very off, and it was quickly evident. Like, with the first batter Darvish faced. Darvish fell behind 3-1 to George Springer, and Springer smoked a fastball for a 111-mph double. Darvish got out of the inning without any runs allowed, but he wasn’t as fortunate in th ...

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