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Cubs News: Yu Darvish pitches seven innings in win vs. Royals

Yu Darvish (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

The Chicago Cubs’ Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings in a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. Jeremy Jeffress and Colin Rea closed out the win.

The Chicago Cubs got an effective seven innings from Yu Darvish, and Jeremy Jeffress and Colin Rea ended it pitching an inning apiece in a win versus the Kansas City Royals. Darvish threw 93 pitches, 58 for strikes. He was ineffective for the first part of the game, but then he settled in a groove.

The Cubs’ Darvish pitched seven innings on five hits, allowing one run.