Major League Rays Tsutsuka Pre-emptive No. 4 home run 8:56 on August 25
Yoshitomo Tsutsuka of the major league Rays hit a pre-emptive home run against the Blue Jays on the 24th.
Tsutsuka started the game with the No. 5 designated batter in the Blue Jays match in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
Tsutomu Tsutsuka, who hasn't made a hit in the last four games, caught a fast-ball on the in-course at the first two at-bats and struck a preemptive No. 4 solo home run.
He chose a foreball for the 4th at-bat and then stepped on his home with a friendly two-run home run.
The third and fourth bats were also foreballs, and in this match, Tsutsuka had one hit per hit and one RBI.
Blue Jays Shun Yamaguchi had no opportunity to pitch.
Raise lost 4 to 6 in the match.