Yu Darvish, a pitcher from the Major League Baseball, Padres, started the open game against the Royals and threw halfway through the 5th inning to score 2 goals.
Darvish, who has been selected as the opening pitcher for the third time in a row for two years, started the game against the Royals in Peoria, Arizona on the 1st.
In the first inning, a two-base hit was hit by No. 3 Perez, who won the home run king in the American League last season from 1st base, and became 2nd base and 3rd base.
In the second inning, he had no runs, but in the third inning, Perez was hit by a solo home run with a 152-kilometer fastball on the back screen, and he lost another goal.
After this, pitcher Darvish got off the mound five times when he struck out from the lead Perez player with the fastest 154km fastball of the day, with 90 balls.
At the end of the open game, he pitched four innings and one-third innings, five hits, two walks, two runs, and four strikeouts.
Regarding the match against Perez, Darvish said, "I was supposed to be replaced in four times, but I asked the coach to go up to the mound five times by saying,'I want to strike out Perez.'" I revealed it.
On top of that, in preparation for the opening game with Diamondbacks, "I was honestly surprised because the opening pitcher thought that he was the only pitcher of his teammate Musgrove. I think. "
In addition, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs started in the second light against the Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was a no-hitter in three at bats.
The Cubs are scheduled to play against the Angels on the 2nd, but according to the team, Shohei Ohtani will not participate in this match.
Suzuki is scheduled to participate.