Professional Baseball Rakuten held its second practice game at its camp in Okinawa, and manager Toshiaki Imae spoke harshly to the pitchers, who allowed 5 runs on 12 hits and 8 walks.
Rakuten played against Lotte on the 13th at their campsite in Kin-cho, Okinawa Prefecture.
Among them, starting pitcher Ryu Uchisei, a 21-year-old fourth-year pitcher, was hit with fastballs that he had improved over the course of three innings, giving up two runs on six hits.
Furthermore, the third pitcher is 29-year-old pitcher Hayato Yuge, who pitched two four-balls in one inning, and the fourth pitcher, 24-year-old Shuto Sakurai, who was newly added in the active draft, pitched one and two-thirds of the inning and pitched three four-balls. I put out one.
In the end, six pitchers allowed 12 hits, eight walks, and five runs.
Rakuten had the worst team ERA in the league last season, and rebuilding their pitching staff was a major point, but issues remained.
Manager Imae harshly pointed out the pitching staff, saying, ``It was disappointing for the pitching staff.If you can't pitch when you stand on the field even if you try your best in the bullpen, it will be difficult for you to stand on the ground.''
After that, he said, ``I want the players to practice a little more in preparation for the game and to concentrate once again.I want them to work on moving forward one step at a time.''
Rakuten lost the match 0-5.