Yankees Masahiro Tanaka “With a different pitching form” Aspirations for the starting lineup of Round 3 October 7, 10:03
We met before the pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of the Major League Baseball, Yankees, started the third game of the playoff district series with Rays, and revealed that he will face with a different pitching form than during the season.
The Yankees are fighting the Rays to which Yoshitomo Tsutsugo belongs in the American League Division Series, and pitcher Tanaka is scheduled to start in the third game on the 7th.
Pitcher Tanaka met online before the second game on the 6th and said, "I wish I could enter the game with my own balance in any situation and pitch well according to the plan."
On this day, for the first time this season, I entered the bullpen the day before the starting lineup and threw more than 10 balls in a no-windup form, which was different from the one I was wearing during the season.
Pitcher Tanaka revealed about this adjustment method, "Of course, I have a goal. I feel better and I have a response, so I think tomorrow will be a no-windup."
The stadium in San Diego, California, where the game is held, is the first pitching in the major leagues, but "I threw it at the WBC in 2009. There is no problem if I match it on the mound from time to time. No particular impression, good It's about the weather, "he said with a relaxed look.
The Yankees and Rays Division Series Round 3 starting pitcher Tanaka is scheduled to start on the 7th, after 8 o'clock on the 8th of Japan time, and will be broadcast on BS1 on NHK.