Lotte pitcher Atsuki Taneichi will start in the game against Nippon-Ham on the 13th (ESCON) and will be aiming for his fifth win.
His performance is improving, as he pitched 7 2/3 innings against Softbank on the 5th (ZOZO), allowing 8 hit and 3 runs, and striking out 12 strike out to earn his fourth win. However, in his last game against Nippon-Ham on April 15th (ZOZO), he was knocked out in the middle of the 6th inning, giving up 8 hit 7 runs.
Before his second start of the season against Nippon-Ham said, “Every game, I’ve been giving up Walk due to runs, so that’s been an issue, so I want to pitch with strike first approach and try to eliminate unnecessary Walk. Since I’m starting in the first game of a five-game series, I’ll do my best to pitch as many inning as possible and contribute to the team’s win.” The team remains in last place, 24.5 games behind the leader, Softbank, but he is looking forward and fighting.
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