Coming into play on Thursday, 240 pitchers had faced at least 100 batters this season. Yu Darvish’s free-pass rate — unintentional walks plus hit batters — ranked 223rd, at 14.0 percent.
Today’s Fun Fact
↵Thursday afternoon, Darvish faced 29 A’s, hitting one of them and walking six. He’s up to 14.9 percent, bringing him uncomfortably close to Kyle Drabek. For funsies, Daisuke Matsuzaka between 2009-2011 checked in at just 12.2 percent.
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