VIDEO: Yu Darvish Sets Cubs Franchise Record With 8 Consecutive Strikeouts
By Sam Dunn
Yu Darvish's first season on the North Side didn't go according to plan. After joining the 2018 Cubs as a big-money free agent signing, the veteran starter went on to play all of 40 innings as he succumbed to injuries fell off the map. This season, however, has seen a far more enticing Darvish-- one that went wild Tuesday against the Reds and set a Cubs all-time record with eight straight Ks.
Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout. Strikeout.
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Eight consecutive Ks is a new @Cubs record.
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BOOM. Yu don't want none of this jelly.
Darvish finished with 13 strikeouts for the game. Unfortunately, the Cubbies couldn't get the job done against Sonny Gray and Cincy, and fell 4-2, but that doesn't mean that Darvish's performance won't live on in the record books for a long, long time.