[Nippon-Ham] The four-game winning streak came to an end, but Kota Tatsu pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hit eight strike out no runs "I was hungry for a win, so I came dressed in all white." | Pacific League

In the fifth inning, with two outs and a runner on first, Nippon-Ham 's Tatsuya got Genda to hit a grounder to first base.

Pacific League Seibu 2-0 Nippon-Ham (7th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham lost 0-2 on the 7th against Seibu (ESCON) and their winning streak came to an end at 4. The starter Kota Tatsu pitcher (21) pitched 6 1/3 innings, 5 hit 8 strike out no runs runner He left the mound with 2.5 innings left in the game, but he did his job as a starter. Softbank In his last outing on July 31st at ESCON, he was hit 7 hit 5 runs times in 5 innings and lost for the first time in his professional career. He recovered from the shock and pitched an even game with Seibu ace Imai.

mound runner struck out The first time I went to the game, I was in the middle of the game, and I was in the middle of the game,” he said. runner I think I threw a lot of pitches after I got out of the game,” he said. Still, Tamai, who came in second, broke the streak and pitched 5 hit 8 strike out and no runs pitches in the middle of the seventh inning. He recovered well from his first black star in the previous game.

Throwing against the opposing ace was inspiring. Seibu Imai, the starter, pitched 7 innings of 1 hit no runs and 11 strike out pitches. I was watching the game thinking struck out there were a lot of pitches, so I felt like I was going to take struck out as many as I could. I was the first to get off mound. “If you go that far, it’s a clash of wills, isn’t it? Next time, I want to be on mound for a long time,” he said honestly.

This was his first time working with Umebayashi as a pair in a long time, and it broadened his range. This was his first time as a battery with Umebayashi in the first team. “He threw a curveball and change-up, which he hasn’t used recently, from the first pitch, or after he had the batter cornered. It’s been a while since I got a struck out with a curveball, so it’s good to have that skill back.” This was his fourth game against Seibu this season. Even though he was being studied, he used a new setup and didn’t allow any decisive hits.

After the game, Tatsuya appeared in front of the press wearing an all-white outfit, including his T-shirt, shirt, pants, shoes, and bag. “I was hungry for a win, so I came all in white, but we couldn’t win,” he said with a wry smile. Even so, manager Shinjo praised him, saying, “He passed. He gave up seven hit (actually five hit two Walk), but as long as he came back with zero hits, he passed.” Overcoming his first loss and broadening the range of pitch, the 21-year-old will continue to grow as he competes for the championship.

(Yamaguchi Yasushi)