Pitcher Kenta Maeda of the Major League Baseball Tigers started pitching in an exhibition game against the Blue Jays held in Lakeland, Florida on the 7th, pitching three innings and allowing two runs, including a home run.
This was Pitcher Maeda's second exhibition game, and even though he had runners out in the first inning, he pitched calmly and kept no runs allowed.
However, in the second inning, he was caught by the lead-off batter No. 5 with a 140 km fastball that hit the middle of the field, allowing him to hit the leadoff solo home run.
Furthermore, in the 3rd inning, he allowed consecutive hits from the top of the inning and was in a pinch with no outs on first and third base, and then he hit the third batter with his specialty slider for a double play to first base, but during this time, the runner returned home and lost one point. I did.
Pitcher Maeda threw 53 pitches in 3 innings, allowing 2 runs and 1 strikeout with 4 hits, including 1 home run.
Pitcher Maeda looked back on the home run he hit, saying, ``The attack was long and my shoulders got cold, so I placed the ball slowly and got hit.''He added, ``I didn't throw the ball with the intention of holding the opponent down. "I'm trying to find a feel for it now. My fastball was better than last time, and my changeup was stable. I gave up two runs, but it wasn't bad."
He was enthusiastic, saying, ``This is a period where we can try things out, so we want to try out various things and make adjustments so that we can start the season in good condition.''