For the most part, Yu Darvish was Yu Darvish in innings 2 through 6 against the Reds, but uncharacteristic wildness and a guy who was sitting back waiting for a breaking pitch did him in. Two walks and a three-run homer in the first were all the Reds would need, no matter how good Darvish was from there.
That’s because Trevor Bauer owned the Cubs all night. He was working all his pitches, he was getting the corner calls and he was using it to his advantage perfectly. You have to tip your cap on that one …