San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish was scratched from Tuesday’s start against the host Pittsburgh Pirates due to illness.
Right-hander Reiss Knehr will start in place of Darvish.
Darvish, a five-time All-Star, is just 5-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 14 starts this season. He has allowed 10 runs in 11 innings while losing his last two starts.
It wasn’t immediately known when Darvish will return to the mound.
Darvish, 36, is 100-81 with a 3.57 ERA in 256 career starts in 11 big league seasons with the Texas Rangers (2012-17), Los Angeles Dodgers (2017), Chicago Cubs (2018-20) and Padres (2021-23).
Knehr, 26, has a 12.27 ERA in three relief appearances with the Padres this season. He has started six times in 20 games over the past three seasons and is 1-2 with 5.24 ERA.
Knehr has made 18 appearances (one start) for Triple-A El Paso this season and is 4-1 with a 3.93 ERA.
–Field Level Media
