Yu Darvish strikes out seven batters over seven shutout innings, passing Hiroki Kuroda for most combined wins between the NPB and MLB with 204

Padres starter Yu Darvish made history by winning his 204th career game in both MLB and in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan.

Yu did it. Now, it is A.J. Preller’s turn. To the list of things going well for the streaking Padres as they played their final game in July on the last full day before the MLB trade deadline, add Yu Darvish returning to being the pitcher they are counting on to help them into October.