The San Diego Padres announced today that Yu Darvish will be pitching on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. He was scheduled to start tomorrow’s series finale against the Cleveland Guardians. Ryan Weathers will instead start versus Cleveland.
LHP Ryan Weathers will start tomorrow vs. the Cleveland Guardians, and RHP Yu Darvish will start Friday vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 14, 2023
This isn’t a shocking move for a couple of reasons.
- The Rays are a better team than the Guardians so the Padres want the better pitcher taking the bump if they can control it
- Weathers’ last start (3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K) lasted just 43 pitches so he didn’t need the regular rest
The Rays enter tonight 48-22 despite losing their last two games to the Oakland A’s.