Yu Darvish went on the restricted list because the Padres' right-hander wants to proceed deliberately in his recovery from surgery while contemplating his future.
The Dodgers rode five innings from an effective Yoshinobu Yamamoto, home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández and another run of dominant relief work to beat the Padres 2-0 in a winner-take-all Game 5 to reach the NLCS.
Inspired by late Padres owner Peter Seidler, Yu Darvish went 6 2/3 stellar innings, but the San Diego offense couldn't muster any support in a 2-0 loss in Friday's deciding Game 5.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday, pitching against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish in the first matchup of Japanese-born starting pitchers in MLB postseason history.
Right-hander Yu Darvish, out since early July, has been reinstated by the Padres but remains on the injured list.
