Major League Baseball Mariners Kikuchi 6th inning with no runs, no wins or losses, September 26, 22:10
Major League Baseball Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi started the game against Athletics on the 25th and pitched well with no runs in the 6th inning, but there was no support from the batting line and there was no victory or defeat.
The Mariners, who missed the playoffs for the 19th consecutive year, played against Athletics in their hometown of Auckland on the 25th.
Starting pitcher Kikuchi had a difficult pitching with a runner on his back, but he tightened the key points and kept the score to 6 innings, leaving 0-0.
Pitcher Kikuchi threw six times, allowed four hits, three walks, and five strikeouts, with no wins or losses, and this season's record was two wins and four losses.
In the match, the Mariners lost the come-from-behind goodbye 1 to 3 after a 10-time tiebreaker.
Kikuchi "I want to win the trust next season"
Pitcher Kikuchi, who pitched well on the last pitch of the season with no runs in the sixth inning, said, "Pitching after putting out a runner was an issue for this season, but he was tenaciously pitched. I looked back.
After that, looking back on the whole season, "It was a season where the good times and bad times were clear while I faced with a big change in form. Although it is not shown in the numbers, the ball itself has improved including the ball speed. There was also a part where I felt a response. "
Then, for next season, "I would like to continue pitching ahead of the strike throughout the year and tackle the accuracy of straights and change-ups as issues. Next season, I want to stick to the results and win the trust as the center of rotation." I was talking.