Yu Darvish pitched in a minor league game Sunday afternoon, wearing a bandage on his right ring finger the entire time at the behest of head trainer PJ Mainville. The big righty settled in after giving up a first-pitch homer, eventually going 4.2 innings and giving up two runs on four hits. He also struck out eight and walked none, though you have to take all of that with a grain of salt.
The important takeaway from the outing is that Darvish felt good and displayed solid velocity and control. And if you’re worried about the homer, it was probably just a matter of a hitter sitting dead red while Darvish was trying to get used to the feel of the bandage.