This former Chicago Cubs ace was so good in his playoff start

The Chicago Cubs are not in the 2022 MLB Postseason and they might not be returning for a while. They can have a perfect offseason and make it interesting next year but it still might take a minute. However, there are plenty of their former players going in the postseason.

We know that we will see guys like Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarbr competing but they had two former starting pitchers go in game one of their respective series. Early in the day, Jose Quintana had an incredible start for the St. Louis Cardinals.

He shut down the Philadelphia Phillies as he gave up no runs on two hits and a walk in 5.1 innings pitched. Unfortunately for him, his Cardinals teammates dropped the ball on him in the 9th inning and Philly scored six. Of course, they hung on and took a 1-0 series lead.

Quintana had a magnificent year split between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals but he was mostly average or below for the Cubs. He wasn’t a legit ace like Yu Darvish who also made a start for his new team on Friday.

Former Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish was amazing on Friday night for San Diego.

Darvish went 7.0 innings where he gave up one run on six hits and no walks for the San Diego Padres. Unlike Quintana, his teammates scored a lot of runs off of Max Scherzer to earn him a playoff win. The Padres defeated the New York Mets 7-1 to take a 1-0 series lead.

He was magnificent as the only blemish was a measly solo shot by Eduardo Escobar. It is nice to see Yu dominating playoff games because he is that special of a pitcher. He had some elite games with the Cubs but they were never really able to take advantage of his game.

Now that he is with San Diego, he is being utilized like the magnificent pitcher that he is. Now, Darvish’s Padres have a chance to take out the 101-win Mets on Saturday night. Blake Snell will get the mound for the Padres as he will face Jacob deGrom.

The postseason has been incredible so far and it is only one day old. It is always nice to see your old friends make it and have success but Darvish was extra special. He is the former ace that absolutely dominated in this game to help his team win.