[Orix] Alen Kuri achieves double-digit win for the second time in four years, "Thanks to everyone." Fastest pitcher on the team to clear the required innings pitched | Pacific League

[Orix] Alen Kuri achieves double-digit win for the second time in four years, “Thank you to everyone” – clears the required innings pitched the fastest on the team

Sports Hochi

2025.9.6(土) 05:00

１回を抑えて笑顔をみせる九里亜蓮（カメラ・義村　治子）

Pacific League: Orix 2-0 Nippon-Ham (5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix ‘s Kuri recorded his second double-digit win in four years. Despite having runner on base every inning except for the first, he pitched six innings, allowing four hit no runs, becoming the third player to clear the game in his first year after transferring from the Central (Hiroshima) to the Pacific as a free agent. “I don’t think I won on my own, and I’m truly grateful to so many people,” he said with deep emotion.

Celebrating his birthday on the 1st, he earned this commemorative star on his first appearance at age 34. “I’ve never thought of myself as a good pitcher,” he said, and his dislike of maintaining the status quo is what supports his right-handed pitching. He is interested in all kinds of training methods, and recently added handball throwing to his training to correct his form. Rather than being afraid of change, he believes that “it’s important to challenge yourself so that you don’t have any regrets.” With an insatiable desire to improve, he has not stopped moving forward, and he has his sights set on surpassing his career-high of 13 wins.

In the Orix pitcher team, he reached the required innings pitched the fastest, and he himself won 5 consecutive Kyocera D, stopping the team’s 3 consecutive losses. “I just throw when I am told to go, and I want to prepare well for the next game.” At the end of the season, he shows the true essence of toughness. (Shunta Minami)