Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Otani pitched for the first time in an open game, and kept a clean sheet in the middle of the third inning.


For the opposing Athletics, pitcher Shintaro Fujinami pitched for the first time in an open-air game and kept no runs in the second inning.

The first pitching match between the two in the United States occurred on the 28th at the Athletics vs. Angels open game in Mesa, Arizona, and the two greeted each other on the ground and shook hands before the game.



Otani did not play as a designated hitter on this day, but focused on pitching. In the first inning, he played center fly in the lead, followed by short ground balls and second flies in the 2nd and 3rd innings. I'm done.



In the second inning, he put out a four-ball at the beginning, but he struck out with a slider from the following batter, and the next batter was split into a short ground ball double play, and he kept no runs this inning.



After finishing the planned 2nd inning, the number of pitches was 22, so Ohtani continued to pitch for 3 times, struck out at the beginning with a split, and gave the following batter a four-ball, which reduced the number of pitches to 34. After being replaced, Koshi's first actual pitching was excellent with no hits and no runs in two and one-third innings.



He had two strikeouts and one four-ball, and his fastest was 98 mph and 157.7 kph.



This was Otani's last open match before the WBC (World Baseball Classic), and after the game he left for Japan to join the Japanese national team.



On the other hand, pitcher Fujinami marked 156 kilograms on the first pitch to Fletcher in the first inning, and struck out in the split on the fourth pitch.



No. 2 Renhifo hit the ball with a powerful pitcher hit, but he calmly suppressed the following strikeout and a second fly.



In the second inning, he struggled with control and played three consecutive four-balls from the beginning, but he missed the WBC Australia national team No. 8 Whitefield and struck out. He got off the mound in , and in his first actual pitching in the major leagues, he scored no runs in two innings.



He allowed 1 hit on 39 pitches, struck out 3, and four-balled 3. The fastest was 157.7 km, the same as Otani.