Yu Darvish Dominates In Dodgers Debut Against Floundering Mets

On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers made an 11th hour deal with the Texas Rangers to acquire Japanese hurler Yu Darvish a reported 15 minutes prior to the non-waiver trade deadline.

Yu Darvish is 1st @Dodgers pitcher since 1900 with 10+ K and no more than 1 BB in his 1st start with the team (via @EliasSports). pic.twitter.com/rwLEgbjCbA

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 5, 2017

Darvish, 30, finally made his Dodgers debut against the floundering New York Mets on Friday night, and Los Angeles look incredibly wise for pulling off the deal.

.@faridyu‘s first strikeout as a Dodger. ✔️ pic.twitter.com/YMGUPS8eyw

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 4, 2017

A strong @Dodgers debut for Yu Darvish. #MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/AoHYXqAVa3

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 5, 2017

Now Yu see it, now Yu don’t. ? #FILTHY pic.twitter.com/JpZmQ5W3JG

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 5, 2017

Darvish tossed seven shutout innings with 10 K’s as the Dodgers cruised to a 6-0 victory.

.@faridyu doing it all tonight. ? pic.twitter.com/OmKmYFED0L

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 5, 2017

Now that Darvish is wearing Dodger blue, Los Angeles can be extra careful with Clayton Kershaw to avoid bringing him back prematurely considering they have a 14.5 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.