Seiya Suzuki of the Major League Baseball Cubs played full time in two double-header games against the Cardinals in Chicago on the 23rd, and hit a timely hit in the first game.
Suzuki played in the first game as No. 4 and right, and in the first at-bat of the second inning, he was unable to catch the liner to the third and went to base due to an error.
In the second at-bat of the 3rd inning, he scored 1 point and still hit 1st base and 2nd base with a chance to hit in front of the center in a timely manner.
The 5th at bat was a right fly, the 7th at bat was an empty strikeout, and the 1st game was 4 at-bats, 1 hit, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base.
The Cubs won 2–0.
In the second game, he participated in the 3rd and right, the 1st at bat was a short grounder double play, the 2nd at bat in the 4th inning was a strikeout, the 3rd at bat in the 6th inning was a center liner, and the 4th at bat in the 8th inning. At bat, he hit in front of the left field, and his batting average was 20%, 4 minutes and 7 minutes with 1 hit in 4 at bats.
The Cubs lost 3-13.
Red Sox pitcher Takuichi Sawamura pitched in the fourth inning from the 7th to 8th inning against the Blue Jays in his hometown of Boston, giving up 1 run in the 1st inning.
He gave up two hits and one four-ball, giving him a 3.33 ERA.
In addition, Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi also pitched as the second pitcher behind the pitch, but after giving consecutive four balls without a strike, he lost one point due to an error in an infield grounder.
Furthermore, he was replaced when the bases were loaded with two outs due to four balls and dead balls, and he pitched two-thirds of the innings and allowed one run, resulting in an ERA of 5.25.
The Blue Jays won the game 9-3.