DENVER -- First it was late March, Miami humidity. Two starts later it was a balk. Then came Saturday, at Coors Field, when Chicago Cubs hurler Yu Darvish walked the opposing pitcher in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Like those previous outings, Darvish fell apart the moment adversity hit. A 2-0 Cubs lead turned into a 5-2 deficit and the final score of the game.
"It turns out my command wasn't there," Darvish said afterward through his interpreter. "The rest is the same as my outing from the last game.