The send-off game for the Japanese national team for the baseball WBC (World Baseball Classic) was held in Miyazaki City on the 26th. We won by 2.
The Japanese baseball team, which is holding a training camp in Miyazaki City, played a send-off match with Softbank on the 25th as part of their preparations for the WBC.
Orix's Yoshinobu Yamamoto started the Japanese national team, and in the second inning, the score was 0-0. I lost a point.
Pitcher Yamamoto, a starting pitcher candidate in the actual game, pitched for the first time in 3 innings with 39 pitches, 2 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 foreball, and 2 runs.
After this, the Japanese national team pitched Yakult Keiji Takahashi in the 4th and 5th innings, Rakuten pitcher Hiroki Matsui in the 6th inning, Hanshin pitcher Kyomi Yuasa in the 7th inning, Giants pitchers in the 8th inning, and Hiroshima in the 9th inning. Ryoji Kuribayashi of 2018, and both of them showed good pitching that did not allow any points.
On the other hand, in the 5th inning, the batting line was chasing 2 runs, and Kensuke Kondo, who was No. 2 with no outs on 1st base, hit the second hit in front of the center of the game and widened his chances to 1st and 3rd base. rice field.
After that, the Japanese national team continued to struggle to score even though they sent runners as usual, but in the 9th inning, Softbank Shuto Yukyo, who came on base with a hit from one out, stole base by making the most of his characteristic speed. When I decided, the opponent's bad throw was also involved, and I advanced to third base.
Then, Genda scored a timely hit to win the game, leading to a two-goal lead, and the Japan national team beat Softbank 4-2, ending the send-off game at the training camp with two consecutive victories.