Nippon-Ham ‘s Hiromi Ito pitched after four days off, giving up two runs in seven innings but crying over the lack of support. Oya commented, “It’s a shame we couldn’t help him win.”
Baseball King
2025.9.22(月) 23:10
◆ Saito: “I was worried because hitter I didn’t have a good matchup with was going to pitch in the second inning…”
Nippon-Ham Hiromi Ito started against Lotte on the 22nd. In the second inning, Soto lost two runs on timely hits of Home Run and Toshiya Sato, and suffered his seventh loss in seven innings with 103 pitches, 7 hit 8 strike out no walk 2 runs.
Ito cried for the first time as a professional on the 4th, but he was unsupported. When Tomotaka Sakaguchi, MC of Fuji TV ONE’s “Pro baseball News 2025” broadcast on the 22nd, said, “I took the mound in 4 days because I couldn’t lose, but I think he did his best in terms of content with spirit just by scoring points,” and commentator Akio Saito said, “I think it’s enough. I had a great pitch in 4 days for the first time. However, I was stuck to Ryusei Terachi in the first inning and it took 9 pitches to closer. I was worried that it would be okay because it would turn into a hitter that was not compatible with the second inning, but Soto hit his third Home Run of the season.” However, he praised, “I reflected on the hit in the game, and from the second at-bat, I lowered my arm a little and threw it so that my two seam fastball was bent and cut closer, and I think I made a great pitch.”
Another commentator, Oya Akihiko, also commented, “He threw 103 pitches in seven innings, so I think he threw a really good number of pitches and there was nothing wrong with him. If his teammates had scored three runs, they would have won. So I feel a little sorry that he couldn’t help them win. But it was good that he had one game with four days between games.” Regarding his plans for pitching from his next game onwards, Saito speculated, “I think he’ll pitch with four days between games. Once the championship is decided, he’ll probably not push himself too hard and will prepare for the Climax Series.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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