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Due to those struggles, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report called Darvish one of the most overpaid pitchers in baseball. He's making $21 million in 2025 and has a few more years left on his deal. Between his contract and play, Darvish is among the most overpaid pitchers in baseball this season.

San Diego brought in closer Robert Suarez to handle the bottom of the eighth inning and he allowed a leadoff solo home run to Mookie Betts that gave Los Angeles a 5-4 lead en route to a win and a series sweep at Dodger Stadium, Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

Jake Croneworth hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Freddy Fermin followed with a two-run homer off Logan Webb as the San Diego Padres backed Yu Darvish in a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.

A postseason-type pitching matchup will get the ball rolling on a three-game series with potential playoff ramifications when Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres take on Logan Webb and the host San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Yu Darvish made history on Wednesday. Not only did the San Diego Padres win their fifth straight game and finish a three-game sweep of the New York Mets, but Darvish pitched brilliantly.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are beating the San Diego Padres when it counts, and it's especially sweet for an ex-Padres star.