Major League Baseball pitcher Kodai Chiga of the Mets and pitcher Yusei Kikuchi of the Blue Jays started the same game on the 4th, but neither of them won or lost.

It was the first time in the big leagues that Chiga and Kikuchi pitched against each other since 2018 during the professional baseball era, and the game was played in New York, home of the Mets.

Mets pitcher Senga struggled with control from the start in his first start in four days since moving to the big leagues, and after accumulating runners on a foreball and a hit, he was hit by a timely two-base hit to score two runs.

In the next three innings, he gave up two more runs, including a home run by slugger Guerrero Jr., and was replaced by four runs in the middle of the third inning, the shortest since moving to the big leagues.

He struggled to control 4 pitches, four hits and five foreballs.

Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi also pitched in four days, and in the first inning, he got up to his feet with two strikeouts with a slider.

With one out in the second inning, the batter was brought to right-center and advanced to third base, but the batter was caught between the fence and the ground, so the batter was returned to second base and became a two-base runner, suppressing the follow-up and avoiding a run.

Kikuchi walked off the mound in the fifth inning with a 2-2 lead, holding the team to two runs on two home runs with eight strikeouts.

There were 3 pitches, 2 hits and 3 foreball.

The Blue Jays scored two runs in the seventh inning to win the game, 4-68.

In the first major league pitching match, neither of them won or lost, and this season's record remains 4-5 for Senga and 4-1 for Kikuchi.

Kikuchi: "It was fun, if we can improve each other."

It was the first time in about four years that a Japan pitcher pitched against each other in the big leagues since then-Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and Mariners pitcher Kikuchi threw against each other in August 2019.

Kikuchi, who pitched with Senga this time, said, "I was looking forward to it, and we were talking about working hard together to reach the majors, so it was a lot of fun to see that happen. I hope we will have another opportunity like this and improve each other."

Regarding throwing against Japan pitchers for the first time in four years, he said, "I think I was able to prepare myself for a little more fun than pressure.

Regarding the pitching that allowed two runs in five innings, he seemed to be feeling the improvement by saying, "My slider was good, my curve was good, and I deepened my grip a little bit from the bullpen practice yesterday, which was effective.

Senga: "I had the impression that measures were being taken."

Considering that Senga had a 3-1 record and a 1.20 ERA so far this season, he pitched in four days for the first time in the big leagues, but he walked off the mound in the middle of the third inning.

After the game, the local New York media focused on the impact of the shortened break between pitches, and Chiga said, "My physical condition was not bad, it wasn't such a difficult decision because I came here to pitch there because the league usually has four days off. There were a lot of situations where I was given the opportunity to see off the change ball today, so I had the impression that they were taking measures, but I couldn't express what I needed to do well."