Phillies face Yu Darvish as they look to take series from Padres

Yu Darvish, that’s the man the 38-41 Phillies will have to deal with as they try and win the series Saturday afternoon against the 49-35 San Diego Padres.

Darvish (7-2, 2.44 ERA) has allowed two runs over his last two starts, both wins for the Padres, and has a 3.21 ERA away from Petco Park (2.12 ERA). Darvish has allowed only an unearned run in 12 1/3 career innings at Citizens Bank Park, which includes striking out 10 over seven shutout innings of four-hit ball in 2019.

So yeah, the somewhat struggling Phillies offense should have fun Saturday dealing with him!

Zach Eflin (2-6, 4.20 ERA) will get the start for the Phillies. Former Padres first-rounder is tied for the MLB-lead with 1.1 walks per nine innings, half his career rate of 2.2.

The Phillies are 5-10 in Eflin’s starts.

Here’s the starting lineups for Friday night’s game.

For the Phillies:

1. Odubel Herrera CF
2. Jean Segura 2B
3. J.T. Realmuto C
4. Bryce Harper RF
5. Andrew McCutchen LF
6. Rhys Hoskins 1B
7. Didi Gregorius SS
8. Alec Bohm 3B
9. Zach Eflin P

And for the Padres:

1. Tommy Pham LF
2. Fernando Tatis SS
3. Jake Cronenworth 2B
4. Manny Machado 3B
5. Trent Grisham CF
6. Eric Hosmer 1B
7. Wil Myers RF
8. Victor Caratini C
9. Yu Darvish P

Here’s the essentials for Saturday afternoon:

• When: 4:05 P.M. E.S.T.
• Where: Citizens Bank Park
• Broadcast: FS1, NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Radio: 94.1 WIP
• Social media coverage: Philly Sports Reports’ Twitter & Instagram.