Nippon-Ham Terusei Yoshida has no run-outs for the first time Opener first pitch February 24 23:04
Professional baseball Nippon Ham pitcher Yoshida pitched for the first time in this season's open game. Yoshida pitched up the mound nine times and pitched the foreball in the lead batter, but he succeeded in hitting the trailer and helping his teammates defend one inning.
In the open match against DeNA held in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, Yoshida pitched three points and climbed the mound nine times, and gave the foreball to the leading batter.
The following batter struck a second straight with a powerful straight, and helped by Ryo Watanabe's defense to make two outs in double play.
The third batter also hit the second goro straight, threw 13 balls and got off the mound with no goal.
In the batter, Watanabe, who started in the second place, hit two hits including three base hits from DeNA starter Shota Imanaga who scored 13 wins last season, but the hitting was not connected.
In the game, Nippon Ham lost two to five, losing three consecutive open games in Okinawa.
Yoshida "I could correct the form"
Pitcher Yoshida said, "I was fine with the bullpen yesterday, so I went up to the mound with all the feeling of throwing a straight. In the mound, the upper body plunged forward, the ball slipped higher and the foreman hit the top batter with the foreball. I took it out, but after taking two outs, I was able to fix the form so that I couldn't rush into it. "
In addition, he was eager to make adjustments so that the ball can be thrown low, as it has been a month before the opening.
Kuriyama: "Is there a short inning?"
Nippon Ham coach Hideki Kuriyama commented on pitcher Yoshida: "I told myself what he was doing when he put the foreball on the lead batter. However, the appearance of waving his arm showed" likeness " I'm still thinking about it, but when I saw today's pitching, I thought it would be good to throw it from a short inning, and after returning to the two troops, I thought I would give another chance Yes. "