Jason Cole and Jason Parks both said the first inning featured a mechanical issue from Darvish. He wasn't "finishing his delivery," whatever that means, but it sounds like it'd result in a lack of command of the fastball, which was pretty much his problem. He got it sorted out and was, of course, a lot better after the first. Thankfully, it was against the Mariners.
He gave up 7 runs in his first start in the NPB last year and never gave up more than 3 after that.
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