Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi of the Major League Baseball Blue Jays took the starting pitching in the exhibition game on the 10th, but the game left him with some issues, as he suddenly gave up five runs in the first inning.
Pitcher Kikuchi started in the exhibition game against the Orioles held in Dunedin, Florida on the 10th.
In the first inning, he struck out three pitches, all straight from the first batter, but then Santander, who had 28 home runs last season, took a curveball to left-center field and allowed him to take the lead with a solo home run. .
Furthermore, he was in a pinch with the bases loaded due to consecutive hits and walks, and the No. 6 batter caught a high fastball and hit a home run with the bases loaded, resulting in a loss of 5 points.
Pitcher Kikuchi struck out the next batter, resulting in two outs, and was replaced, but he took the mound again in the second inning.
In the second inning, a walk and a hit put him on first and third base with no outs, and during the ensuing double play, the runner returned home and lost one point.
Then, in the third inning, with two strikeouts and two hits, he got off the mound for his second substitution of the game, with two outs and runners on first and third base.
Pitcher Kikuchi threw 60 pitches, allowed 7 hits including 2 home runs, gave up 6 runs, and was a losing pitcher with 2 walks, leaving him with some issues.
Pitcher Kikuchi reflected, ``I wasn't able to get ahead of the strike, and I was hit when I went in too hard,'' and added, ``The changeup that I'm currently improving was good.The main theme was controlling the fastball, so I was bad. "He always throws fastballs even in the count. I think it will get better if the fastballs go inside the right batter's course," he said, giving points for correction for the future.