Masanao Yoshida of the Major League Baseball Red Sox participated in an exhibition game against the Rays held in the Dominican Republic and hit a two-base hit, marking his third consecutive hit.
Pitcher Naoyuki Uesawa, who has a minor league contract with the Rays, pitched halfway through his second inning and allowed five runs.
The Red Sox and Rays were playing an exhibition game in the Dominican Republic starting on the 9th, and in the second game on the 10th, Yoshida started as the No. 5 left fielder.
Yoshida grounded out to third in his first at-bat of the second inning, but in his second at-bat of the fourth inning, with one out and one on first base, he caught the fifth pitch, a high cut ball, and made a two-base hit that hit the right field fence directly. I hit it.
Yoshida was sent as a pinch runner and was replaced, but with three consecutive hits, he raised his batting average in exhibition games to .286.
In addition, pitcher Uesawa, who is aiming to be promoted to the major leagues from a minor league contract with the Rays, did not play against Yoshida, but he took the mound as the third pitcher in the fifth inning.
Pitcher Uesawa allowed a solo home run in this inning when the fourth pitch he threw to Rafaela was caught by a slider, and in the following 6th inning, he caused a pinch with the bases loaded with three walks, and then an error by his teammate allowed him to score one point. I lost it and got off the mound here.
Because the pitcher he replaced was hit with a home run with the bases loaded, pitcher Uesawa threw 51 pitches over two innings and had four strikeouts, but he gave up five runs with one hit and four walks.