Yu Darvish won his fifth straight decision and the 170th of his pro career on Thursday, holding the New York Mets to two runs over 5-1/3 innings as the San Diego Padres won 4-3 to snap their four-game losing skid.Darvish (6-1) yielded four hits, a walk and hit a batter while striking out five in a 90-pitch effort at Petco Park."I knew I would tie (Daisuke) Matsuzaka and (Hisashi) Iwakuma," said Darvish of the benchmark previously reached by two other pitchers who split their careers between Japan and the majors."Although mine came via a different route, it is really emotional to think I've …READ FULL ARTICLE
