Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs Orix (19th, ES CON FIELD)
Orix The second-round draft pick of the Naruki Teranishi pitcher team declared on July 18 that he would take revenge against the Nippon-Ham team on July 19 (ES CON FIELD). In the previous game on July 13, he suffered his first professional loss in 4 runs innings and 2/3 innings, getting hit by back-to-back arches from Sachi Kiyomiya and Reyes.
He is wary of the second-place Shinjo-Ham Fighters, who are trailing him by nine games, saying, “Among the teams I’ve faced so far, they have a lot of tough hitter at the top of the order, so I don’t think it will be easy to closer.” What he wants to focus on is “pitch without backing away.” “Rather than worrying too much about that (the small size of the stadium and power hitting) and lure them with breaking ball, my fastballs have been going well lately. I’ll consult with catcher and do my best to win.” He is determined to take on good hitter like Reyes, who boasts the league’s top 23 Home Run, in a head-to-head battle.
This will be his first time on mound since turning pro, seven days after pitching runs in 5 2/3 innings against Lotte on the 11th (at Zozo Marine). On the 18th, when he participated in pitcher practice at Maishima in Osaka, he rolled up his sleeves and said, “When I was with the farm team, I pitched every six days, so I’m not feeling too bad and I’m ready to go. Just like before, I’ll face each hitter individually without trying to act like an adult.”
His longest time is 6 inning, but he said, “It’s my job to go as far as I can without being conscious at all, and I want to do my best inning inning like a rookie,” said the 155 kg right-hander. “(Last time) I left runner and was replaced, so I want to throw (the inning) without any substitutions,” he said, continuing to line up three outs and grab his third win. (Shunta Minami)
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