Cubs' Yu Darvish to Miss Sunday's Start Against Brewers With Forearm Tightness
By Michael Luciano
The Chicago Cubs will have to take down a rival in the midst of a tight division race without their hottest starting pitcher, at least for one game.
Yu Darvish will not make his scheduled start Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, as he's been shelved with forearm tightness. Tyler Chatwood will get the ball for the Cubs in his place.
Cubs moves: Tyler Chatwood starting. Darvish w right forearm tightness. Skipping one start only at this point.
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) September 1, 2019
Darvish is 5-6 with a 4.25 ERA in 2019. While those overall numbers may not look overly impressive, he has really turned it around following a rough start to the season.
In July and August combined, Darvish has a 3.19 ERA and has struck out 78 in 62 innings while walking just three batters. That is not a misprint.
Considering how the rest of the Cubs' rotation has performed over the last few weeks, Darvish has moved from question mark to irreplaceable in short order.
Darvish with a season high 8 innings. Wrote about him this morning. He didn't disappoint: https://t.co/bMiQywtbUp
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) August 28, 2019
Christian Yelich and the Brewers can breathe easy, as facing Chatwood isn't going to be nearly as difficult a day at the office as it would have been going up against Darvish.