Kodai Senga of the major league Mets pitched for the first time in an open game, and he threw two innings, giving up one run, such as striking out with his favorite split.
Pitcher Senga, who transferred from professional baseball Softbank to the major league Mets this season, started for the first time in an open match against the Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida on the 5th.
Pitcher Senga, who went up to the mound for the first time with 40 pitches in mind, was unable to control the game once and hit two consecutive four-balls from the beginning.・We welcomed No. 3 Goldschmidt, who is also selected for the American National Team in the Baseball Classic.
Here Senga hit a short fly on a 156.1km straight, and fellow WBC USA representative No. 4 Arenado hit a light fly on a 156.4km straight. I got through the pinch by taking a strikeout.
In the second inning, the 8th batter caught a curve that went high from no 2 outrunners and hit a solo home run to the left, but this was the only hit he got and he went off the mound this time.
Senga's first pitching in the open game was two times, he threw 42 balls, gave up one run, took two strikeouts, and two four-balls, and the fastest was 158.6 km.
The Mets won the game 7 to 1, and Senga won the game.
Chiga "There was a part of me that couldn't afford to watch."
Pitcher Senga, who finished pitching, said, "I was worried about the pitch clock and couldn't throw with my own rhythm, so it was a difficult pitch. It was just an image of the number on the bulletin board decreasing," he said, revealing that he suffered from the time limit between pitches introduced from this season.
On top of that, he said, ``I was impatient at the moment when the remaining time was less than 10 seconds and it was in the single digits. I want to use it," he said.
On the other hand, regarding the WBC Japan national team, which will start soon, he said, "I think it's the best team, and I'm envious of the atmosphere that makes it fun to watch, but as a fan, I want to enjoy and support them." was sending