Pitcher Kenta Maeda of the Major League Baseball Tigers started in an exhibition game against his former team, the Twins, and showed excellent performance with seven strikeouts in four innings.
Pitcher Maeda, who transferred to the Tigers this season, started an exhibition game against the Twins, his team until last season, in Lakeland, Florida, on the 12th.
He allowed a hit to the first batter in the first inning, but the next batter got a strikeout on a split strike, and at this time, he put out a runner who tried to steal base at second base and got through the inning without giving up any runs. .
In the second inning, he got a runner on a walk, but he was forced out and did not allow a score. In the third inning, he had low control and got three consecutive strikeouts.
Pitcher Maeda, who had two strikeouts in the fourth inning, allowed only one hit in four innings and no runs.His fastest fastball was 145km/h, but he pitched mainly curveballs and struck out seven. He showed an excellent finish that took away the.
Pitcher Maeda said, ``I was happy that I was able to get a lot of good balls and get a lot of whiffs, and as a result I got a lot of strikeouts.'' He added, ``There were times when I made the count a little bad, and the balls didn't go where I wanted them.'' "I want to improve on that a little more," he said as he braced himself for the opening season.