Baseball: “Disappointed” Darvish determined to come back stronger

Despite being charged with a season-ending 2-0 loss, Yu Darvish delivered another strong playoff performance for the San Diego Padres in the win-or-go-home Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The 38-year-old right-hander came out second-best against compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first Major League Baseball postseason duel between Japanese starting pitchers, after the normally high-powered San Diego offense failed to produce for the second game in a row. “I’m really disappointed,” said Darvish, who surrendered both runs on solo homers …

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