Pitcher Aki Sasaki of professional baseball Lotte started the game against Nippon-Ham on the 14th, and scored his 9th win with a good throw, scoring 1 goal in 5 innings and 6 strikeouts.
Pitcher Sasaki threw 97 pitches in 9 innings against Orix, which was held at home on the 2nd of this month, the last time he pitched, and scored 9 strikeouts. rice field.
After that, considering the fatigue of the leaders, they started the game against Nippon-Ham on the 14th, leaving 11 days between pitching intervals.
In the first inning, pitcher Sasaki was caught by Fuminori Kimura, No. 1 of Nippon-Ham, with a 154-kilogram straight, allowing the lead batter to hit a home run to score one run.
Pitcher Sasaki, who can't control the ball, faced a pinch with 1 out, 1st base, and 2nd base, but he managed to get through with two strikeouts in a row.
Pitcher Sasaki, who regained his sense of stability after the second inning, suppressed Nippon-Ham's batting lineup by throwing straight balls with a maximum speed of 159 km, along with sharp fork and slider breaking balls.
Pitcher Sasaki pitched five innings, allowing one run, four hits on 58 pitches, and six strikeouts.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, Haruya Inoue, the 5th pitcher, and Naonori Yasuda, the 6th pitcher, turned the batting order around, and pitcher Sasaki scored his 9th win.
In a hero interview after the game, pitcher Sasaki said, "I'm very happy to have the help of the fielders and the middle pitchers. I gave up the opening goal, but I managed to dodge it with a breaking ball and tenaciously pitched until the end of the fifth inning. I'm glad I was able to do it. I want to do my best so that I can pitch well next time," he said, showing his enthusiasm for his first double-digit victory.