Pitcher Naoyuki Uesawa, who has a minor league contract with the Major League Rays, started the game against the Orioles and pitched well, allowing one run in four innings.
Pitcher Uesawa, who is aiming for promotion to the major leagues from a minor league contract with the Rays, started pitching in an exhibition game against the Orioles held in Florida on the 15th.
In the first inning, he was in a pinch with one out on first and second base due to a hit and a walk, but he got through by getting two consecutive strikeouts from the opponent's 4th and 5th batters, and put out runners in the 2nd and 3rd innings. We kept them scoreless.
He was hit on three bases in the 4th inning and allowed a sacrifice fly to the next batter, resulting in a loss of 1 point, but he pitched 4 innings and got off the mound with 3 hits, 1 run, and 3 strikeouts. .
Prior to this game, pitcher Uesawa had pitched in three exhibition games and was struggling with an ERA in the 20-point range, but on this day, he showed his characteristic control and pitched well, promoting his promotion to the major leagues.
Pitcher Uesawa said, ``Today, rather than focusing on the result, I focused on pitching the way I have been pitching in Japan and throwing slowly.Then, I was able to hit a ball that was pretty much what I had imagined, so I decided to try this. I felt like I should just keep going," he said of his reaction.
In addition, Masanao Yoshida of the Red Sox started as the No. 4 left fielder in the game against the Twins in Florida and had no hits in three at-bats.