Pacific League: Orix 4-7 Rakuten (13th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
closer With one out and runners on first and third in the seventh inning (7-4), Rakuten and Masaya Nishigaki pitcher, who came on in the second position, got Tonomiya to fly out to center field in the third and Sugimoto to miss struck out in the fourth to get the opposing center fielder out of trouble. The right-hander broke the mood of the game, and manager Miki commented, “He often breaks the flow of the game in important situations. I think his presence is significant.
He made the opening day of the season on the first team and has never been demoted to the second team, contributing as a member of reliever corps. Early in the season, he was often called upon to pitch in losing games, but recently he has been pitching more often in situations where the team is in the lead. With ERA in the singles, he seems to have found his place. “I watched him in the farm team all last year, and I noticed that he started throwing some pretty good pitches towards the end of the game. He’s one of the guys I had high hopes for this year, and he’s really doing a great job,” said the manager. He will continue to swing his arm in tight situations and be a strength to the team.
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