Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started the game against the Cardinals held at home on the 30th and pitched well, allowing no runs in the 5th inning, but his first victory was postponed. Also, Shohei Ohtani hit for the first time in two games, but he missed one in the 10th inning of overtime, when he had a chance to get a come-from-behind walk-off.

Pitcher Yamamoto started the game against the Cardinals held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on the 30th.



Pitcher Yamamoto gave up five runs in the first inning in the last game he pitched in South Korea, but in this game, which was his home field debut, he pitched his specialty curve and split pitches low in the first inning, allowing three consecutive pitchers. He struck out and had a great start.

After the fourth inning, the game was interrupted for about 40 minutes due to rain, but pitcher Yamamoto threw 68 pitches in 5 innings with no runs, 2 hits, and 5 strikeouts, resulting in no walks. He showed stable pitching.



After pitcher Yamamoto got off the mound, his batting line scored a two-run lead in the back of the 5th inning, giving Yamamoto the victory and the right to pitch, but after that, the score was reversed in the 7th inning, 2-5, and the Major League Baseball pitcher lost the lead. The first victory was carried over.



On the other hand, Otani, who started this game as the No. 2 designated hitter, hit his first hit in two games in right field in his first at-bat with no outs on first base.



He extended his chances with a sharp hit with a batting speed of 183.3 km/h, but he was unable to score.



His second at-bat in the second inning was a strikeout, his third at-bat in the fifth inning was a walk, and his fourth at-bat in the seventh inning was a right field fly.



In the 9th inning, chasing two points, with one out, No. 1 hitter Betts hit a home run in four consecutive games, closing the gap to one point. Otani was given his fifth turn at bat, but he was struck out.



After that, the Dodgers tied the game at 5-5 and sent it to overtime.



However, in the top of the 10th inning, the Dodgers led by one run again, and Otani had a chance to bat for the sixth time with two outs and the bases loaded, but he was hit by a short fly ball and the Dodgers were up 5-6. I lost.



Otani had one hit in five at-bats and one walk in this game.

Otani praises Yamamoto for his "amazing pitching in the rain"

After the game, Otani was interviewed by the press and talked about starting pitcher Yamamoto, who pitched well, saying, ``I think he pitched wonderfully in the rain.He was calm when he took the mound again after going down in the rain. "The players are different, the balls are different, the opponents are different, and their personal lives are also completely different. I think there are challenges in that, but today's pitching was great."



He then expressed his regret, saying, ``I wish I had supported them earlier and ended up winning in the end.''



Regarding his batting, which ended with one hit and two strikeouts in five at-bats, he said, ``The way I see the ball itself isn't bad, but I think it's a matter of timing and distance.'' He took a short fly ball with two outs and the bases loaded. Regarding his final at-bat, he said, ``It didn't matter whether it was a walk, a single, or whatever, it was important to tie the game and tie the game.I thought I had caught the last ball, but it didn't pop. It's a fly-by-night situation, so I think it's the timing," he said.

Live performance of “Super Mario” series songs by Yamamoto Noboru

In this game, which was pitcher Yamamoto's first time pitching at his home base, songs from the popular Japanese game series ``Super Mario'' were played live on an organ between innings.



This is because the man in charge of playing the organ at Dodger Stadium came up with the idea of ​​pitcher Yamamoto's nickname "Yoshi" because it is the same name as a character that appears in the game, and Yamamoto will continue to pitch in the future. He said he would like to perform at the match.