Kenta Maeda, a pitcher of the Major League Baseball Twins, started the game against the Royals on the 4th and took the first strikeout of 10 double digits for the first time this season and won the 4th victory with a good pitch without any goals in the 6th inning.

Pitcher Maeda was the losing pitcher in the previous pitching and was 3 wins and 3 losses this season, and on the 4th, he started the game against the Royals in Kansas City, the opponent's home base, in the middle of the 4th.



In the first inning, he gave the first batter a walk, but he did not allow a hit from the following batters, such as striking out with a walk.



In the following two innings, a series of hits from the second out led to a pinch on the first and third bases, but the batter who followed was hit by the first grounder and survived without a goal.



After that, he carefully gathered the changing balls at the corners and gathered them low, and took three strikeouts in a row, and in the 4th and 5th innings, he took two strikeouts.



In the 6th inning with a 2-point lead, Maeda struck out 10 double-digit strikeouts for the first time this season, defending the lead and getting off the mound.



By the 6th inning, he had two hits by throwing 97 balls, one walk, and no runs.



In the match, the Twins won 6-2 and pitcher Maeda became the winning pitcher, winning his fourth win of the season.