Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher of the Blue Jays in the major leagues, started the game against the Twins and hit three home runs and suffered his second defeat this season.
Pitcher Kikuchi started in the 5th day of the Twins match in his hometown of Toronto on the 3rd.
He got up once, and he got a hit runner on the first base from the first out and was hit by a home run by the third batter and lost two points.
The Blue Jays quickly caught up with the tie, but pitcher Kikuchi was hit by a home run by the lead batter twice and allowed the lead again.
In the third inning, the third batter hit a home run for two at-bats in a row and was robbed of the fourth point.
After that, although he survived without any runs in the 4th inning, he got off the mound when he was hit by a two-base hit from 2 outs in the 5th inning.
Pitcher Kikuchi threw four innings and two-thirds innings in this game, hitting seven hits, including three home runs, four runs, and six strikeouts.
The Blue Jays lost 3-9 and the winning streak stopped at 8.
Pitcher Kikuchi became the losing pitcher, and this season he has won 2 wins and 2 losses.