June's monthly MVP for professional baseball was announced, and Orix's pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who achieved a no-hit no-run on June 18, was awarded the sixth prize in the Pacific League pitcher category.
Pacific League Pitcher Division Orix Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Pitcher Yamamoto started in four games and marked three wins in line with the league top.
He took 33 strikeouts and was the leader in the league.
In the match against Hiroshima on the 4th, he led the team to the first four consecutive wins of the season with two goals in the seventh inning, and in the Seibu match on the 18th, which was the first pitching after the interleague game, he achieved the 86th no-hit no run in the history of professional baseball. did.
In June, he pitched seven or more times in every game he pitched and kept his earned run to one or less, with an earned run average of 0.56.
It became a big driving force to support the team aiming for rewinding.
Pitcher Yamamoto has won the award for the sixth time since last October and November.
Pitcher Yamamoto said, "I think we were lucky enough to achieve a no-hit no-run because the ball happened to fly to a good place. Last season, we won the award with Sugimoto, so the team should have a very good atmosphere. So now the ranking is not good, but I hope I can move up again from here. "
Pacific League Batter Division Orix Yutaro Sugimoto
In the batter category, Orix's Yutaro Sugimoto won the award for the second time since June last year.
Sugimoto started in all 21 games and scored 15 RBIs in line with the league top, with 5 home runs and a slugging percentage of 50%, 3 minutes and 8 RBIs.
After returning to the 1st army in mid-May, he gradually improved his condition and mass-produced hits such as marking 8 consecutive hits.
He also walked on base and contributed to the team in 19 out of 21 games.
He showed a strong batting even at the chance, and contributed greatly to the team's monthly win with three first strikes, one win and one tie.
Sugimoto said, "I'm very surprised because I thought it wasn't me. I think there is a tendency for the number of missed shots of sweet balls to decrease and the number of home runs to increase, but sometimes it collapses with the aim of being big. So I want to be humble and dynamic. "
Central League pitcher division Yakult Yasuhiro Ogawa
On the other hand, in the Central League pitcher category, Yasuhiro Ogawa, pitcher of Yakult, has won the award for the third time since June 2018.
Pitcher Ogawa started in four games and scored three wins in line with the league top, with an ERA of 1.55, second in the league.
He also had a sense of stability, throwing more than 6 times in 3 out of 4 games and marking an earned run of 3 or less.
Above all, in the Seibu match of the interleague game on the 3rd, he took the lead with his own solo home run, and the team won 1-0 with no runs in the 8th inning.
It was the first time for a Central League pitcher to have a home run in an interleague game.
With the good pitching of pitcher Ogawa, the team kept the lead with an overwhelming strength of 19 wins and 4 losses per month, which was a big momentum for the league championship.
Pitcher Ogawa said, "I thought I might be able to get a monthly MVP. I'm grateful that there was a match with a winning star because the batting line was reversed."
Regarding pitcher Munetaka Murakami, a teammate who won the award in the fielder, he said, "I am really encouraging and helping me in important places. I want to have a relationship that can cover when Murakami cannot hit."
On top of that, he vowed to be more active, saying, "A good pitcher always has a good ERA even when there is no winning star. I think it is an important part, so I want to try to lower it as much as possible."
Central League batter division Yakult Munetaka Murakami
In the batter category, Yakult's Munetaka Murakami won the award for the second time since June and July.
Murakami started as No. 4 in all 23 games, and all of them are the league's top teams with 14 home runs, 35 RBIs, slugging percentage 90% 4 minutes, and on-base percentage 50% 1 minute 5 minutes. I pulled.
In the Giants game on the 24th, the starting lineup in 4th consecutive starter reached 332 games, which is a new record for the team.
He had the most 14 home runs a month, marking multiple home runs five times, of which he hit two home runs in two consecutive games in the Chunichi and Giants games on the 23rd.
With 35 RBIs per month, it is a record that ranks third in the Central League history.
Murakami said, "I'm happy and I'm very happy to be able to win the award."
Regarding pitcher Ogawa, a pitcher-winning teammate, he said, "I talk a lot with Mr. Ogawa, and I'm really grateful for him."
He expressed his enthusiasm for the future, saying, "I think I can hit more. There are many bad games that I can count, and I want to do my best to reach the heights."