Yu Darvish pitched seven shutout innings, extending his scoreless streak to 25 innings, and earned his 200th professional victory on Sunday as the visiting San Diego Padres hammered the Atlanta Braves 9-1.
he 107th win in the major leagues for Darvish, who won 93 times in Japan. Hiroki Huroda (203) and Hideo Nomo (201) also won 200 games between the major leagues and Japan.
Darvish (4-1) allowed only two hits and one walk and struck out a season-high nine. He has not allowed a run since missing 12 games on the injured list with neck tightness. The Padres have won the first two games of the series and handed Atlanta its third consecutive loss.