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Baseball: Darvish gives up 2 homers in the first game of the NLCS against the Phillies.

The San Diego Padres lost 2-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

Darvish let Bryce Harper sink in the fourth inning and Kyle Schwarber in the sixth during his 95-pitch effort at Petco Park, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out seven over seven innings.

Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres throws during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. on October 18, 2022. (Essonne Info) ==Essonne Info

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler won the pitching duel, pitching seven innings with a single strike, knocking out eight players and knocking out just one, in an 83-pitch performance.

Darvish had held the Phillies to three runs in 13 innings in two regular-season games, and he came into the game with two postseason wins.

The 36-year-old Japanese right-hander had an uneven start to the game. He walked Phillies point guard Schwarber and let him reach third with two outs in the first inning, before second baseman Jake Cronenworth robbed Harper of an RBI single with some great work ground.

But Harper, who hasn’t played in Darvish’s two regular-season starts against the Phillies this year, hit a 1-0 fastball to opposite field and over the right-field wall on his second stint at home plate. for the first point.

Schwarber, who led the NL with 46 home runs but had just one hit in six postseason games, then sent a Darvish first pitch into second tier right field for his second hit. of the evening.

Wil Myers’ fifth-inning single was the Padres’ lone hit. The home team had two runners on the field with only one out in the ninth inning, following a fielder’s choice, but Jose Alvarado held on to make the save.

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