■Professional baseball exhibition game DeNA 4-6 Giants (22nd, Union, so Stadium Ginowan)
DeNA suffered a comeback loss to the Giants. In the game, Sano Keita (30) took the lead with a timely double. In the middle, a timely hit by Dokai Takaki (22) and Kuwabara Masashi (31) and scored four goals. However, DeNA, who was leading the game, won the 8th inning, Kasaya Shunsuke (27) pitched in, and also pitched Oshiro Takuzo (32) with a three-run home run to allow him to make a comeback.
In the match of the Giants on the 18th, Dokai hit the first goal early in the game, leading by three runs in the fourth inning. However, in the second half of the game, he tied with Akihiro Yuto (22) two-run home run, and in the bottom of the ninth inning he was hit with a solo home run, losing by a walk-off.
Starting pitcher Jackson (28) in this game played a part in the starting rotation last season and pitched in 25 games. He recorded an ERA of 8 wins, 7 wins, and 2.90. Jackson’s start was hit by strikeouting out the lead in the lead Sasaki Shunsuke (25). Second batter Kadowaki Makoto (24) hit a middle hit, but third batter Asano Shogo (20) was held back by Yunao’s double play and managed to get away with no runs.
In the bottom of the batting lineup, Giants’ starting pitcher Togo Shosei (24), Dokai, the lead player, hit a middle hit by knocking back his first pitch. He also showed off a good base running that led to second base during a mistake from center fielder Sasaki, expanding his chances. No. 2 Maki Shugo (26) also managed to get the lead in the middle of the game with third batter Sano hitting a timely double to beat the right field.
Jackson pitched 25 pitches in the second inning, pitching well, with one hit, three strikeouts, no runs. From the third inning, second pitcher Miyagi Takita (24) pitched in and passed the ball in the first inning without conceding a goal.
In the fourth inning of the midfield, third-placed Mori Yuito (33) held the batting lineup from second batter Kadowaki to a total of three-way deflection, and in the bottom of the game, Mataki Teppei (26), the Giants’ second batter, Kajiwara Takaki (25), No. 7 Yamamoto Yudai (26) hit a series of hits to base. With one out and outs and runners on first and third, No. 9 Mori Keito (23) bunted, and the bases were loaded with Mataki’s fielder choice. With a chance, No. 1, Doukai hit a timely infield hit with a pitcher assault, and scored a second goal, and No. 3, Kuwabara, who came in as a substitute, got a timely hit to right field, knocking him out to 4-0.
With a 4-point lead, he started the second half and entered the top of the sixth inning, fourth-placed Matsumoto Ryunosuke (22) went to the mound, but lost one point due to a disruption in the defense. Furthermore, with two outs and outs and runners on first and second baseman Akihiro hit a timely hit to center field, making it 4-2.
In the top of the 8th inning, Kasatani, who was the fifth pitcher and trained, appeared. No. 2 Aramaki Yu (22) hit a pitch, and No. 3 Asano hit a left-handed hit, and no. 3 Asano hit a runner on first and second base, No. 5 Nakayama Reito (22) hit a timely hit to right field, and the score was hit by a one-point difference. It was. The crisis continued, and No. 6 Oshiro was still in progress, but the sixth pitch from the full count was the sixth pitch, and the ball was hit by a three-run home run that jumped into the right field stands, allowing the ball to turn the game around.
The batting lineup, which was trailing by two points, was unable to score in the 8th and 9th innings. DeNA, who lost, was unable to defend his lead even with a fierce attack with 14 hits.
Source: Japanese