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Kyodo News
Kyodo News
Yu Darvish gave up four home runs, including two in a five-run first inning, on the way to his 10th loss of the season, as the San Diego Padres fell 9-1 to the San Francisco Giants on Monday. The Japanese right-hander allowed eight runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out three in four innings against the National League West-leading Giants, who became the first major league club to clinch a playoff berth with the win. Having snapped a seven-game losing streak in his previous outing, Darvish (8-10) got off to a horror start when he surrendered a leadoff home run to Tommy La Stella …