Yu Darvish threw two simulated innings of live batting practice Monday, putting him on track to take the mound for a multi-inning start when the Brewers come to Sloan Park this Saturday. He threw against Kyle Schwarber and Jason Heyward, working specifically on backdoor sliders and fastballs away as he seeks to improve his splits against lefty batters.
The .766 OPS Darvish allowed to left-handed hitters in 2019 was 148 points higher than what righties put up against him, a much more significant disparity than he’s traditionally had.