SAN DIEGO — It's OK, too, to score just enough and let Yu Darvish do his thing.
It wasn't what the Padres necessarily wanted or anticipated or what it looked like would happen early. But a 4-3 victory over the young and not-very-good Royals went down that way Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
The Padres did not hesitate to declare the need to follow up what they did Friday with another game like it.