Kosei Shoji didn’t get a win, but gave up two runs in the eighth inning, throwing a season-high 117 pitches.
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.27(土) 21:28
◇ Orix vs. Tohoku Rakuten Game 22 (27th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Tohoku Rakuten ‘s Kosei Shoji pitcher pitched 117 pitches in the middle of the 8th inning with 8 hit 4 walks Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 2 runs.
First of all, in the bottom of the first inning, Yuma Mune allowed a hit, but the three of them withdrew, and after that, they did not score in a dangerous pitch for the next two inning. In the bottom of the 4th inning, he made it to 1st and 3rd base with consecutive hits from 2 outs, but he was helped by the good defense of third baseman and Fumiya Kurokawa players, and he got through with no runs.
However, in the bottom of the 5th inning, Tomoya Mori gave up a Hit by Pitch to the leadoff player, and the following player Kotaro Kobayashi was hit with No. 8 3 runs. He still caused a pinch with one out and bases loaded, but he did not allow an additional run on double play. In the bottom of the 7th inning, he was cut to a three-way retirement, but in the bottom of the 8th, he gave up two consecutive Walk and left the game with regret. Still, Naoto Nishiguchi pitcher, who took over with no outs on first and second base, hit the follow-up and connected with 0.
The batting line was sealed with sporadic 3 hit, and the team unfortunately lost, but he showed enough work as a starter with 117 pitches, the most of the season.
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