123456789 back to back…3 innings, 37 pitches, 5K perfect, Premier 12 opening game selection, Yomiuri 5 starting perfect debut
123456789 back to back…3 innings, 37 pitches, 5K perfect, Premier 12 opening game selection, Yomiuri 5 starting perfect debut
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The Japanese national baseball team, "Samurai Japan," got off to a fresh start. The team beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-0 at the Miyazaki Soken Stadium in Kyushu on Tuesday. The match was continued through the seventh inning in line with the intent of the Japanese national team's actual practice. Ahead of the "Premier 12" season, the Japanese team has been training at the Miyazaki camp since April 30. The team selected additional players excluding some injured players on October 28, and Maki Shugo (Yokohama BayStars) who participated in the Japan Series will join the team this weekend.
In the first practice game, attention was focused on left-hander Haruto Inoue (23).
This is the first time for Inoue, the fifth starting pitcher of the Yomiuri Giants. Nippon-Ham Fighters ace Hiromi Ito (27) has been added to the roster after injuring his right foot. Hirokazu Ibata, 49, the coach of the national team, has chosen him as the starting pitcher for the match against Australia in the Premier 12. The pitcher who throws the first full-time game this year will start in the first group match of Group B. Japan is in the same group as Korea, Taiwan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Australia.
He left strong impression in his debut match for the Korean national team. From the first to the third innings, he handled the first to ninth hitters with back-to-back mistakes. In the first inning, he grounded out leadoff hitter Keisuke Sato, struck out second Uchida Shodai, and grounded out third baseman Shunsuke Tamura. In the second inning, he grounded out leadoff hitter Kota Hayashi to the second base, and hit fifth hitter Shoichi Futamata to right field, before striking out four batters in succession from the sixth to the ninth.
The second inning ended with eight pitches. He pitched three innings of no hit, five strikeouts and no run. He pitched 37 pitches and finished the three innings that he was scheduled to throw. Kotaro Gurebayashi (Orix Buffaloes) started as the starting pitcher at the fifth batter's box, displaying three hits and one RBI.
Inoue said in a media interview after the game, "I was nervous, but I threw the ball with my usual thoughts and senses. I threw all the pitches that I can throw, and I was able to control my ball to a certain extent." He continued, "I will use my time until the first game to prepare my best pitching. I want to learn and study a lot in the national team." Hiroshima was not the best team, but good pitching in practice games must have instilled confidence in the team.
Ibata also raised his thumb. "Pitching in the third inning was a difficult ball to hit. I didn't see any balls pushed to the center because of my good control. I hope he can pitch like today in real games."
He joined the team four times as a rookie in 2020. He underwent surgery and signed a training contract. Since his debut in the first division in 2022, he has played 11 games - 36 ⅓ innings for two years. He pitched 101 innings in 25 games this season. He burst his potential and finished the game full time for the first time.
He started as a bullpen pitcher and started rotation as a fifth starting pitcher in June. He played in 15 games as a starter and 10 games as a middle pitcher, winning eight games and losing two to save three with an earned run average of 2.76. He ranked fourth with multiple wins in his team following Tomoyuki Sugano (15 wins), Shosei Togo (13 wins), and Iori Yamasaki (10 wins).
He displayed impressive pitching in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series. He started the game in Game 4, and allowed one hit and one run in six innings. He pitched without allowing a run until the sixth inning with one out, before hitting a one-run homer. Ibata also watched the game and called on the national team. 스포츠토토
Japan has clinched the trophy at the 2019 Premier 12, 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Japan aims to win four major championships in a row until this year.
In all of the previous tournaments, ace pitchers played in the opening game. In the 2019 Premier 12, Shun Yamaguchi played four innings in the first group match against Venezuela
He gave up five hits and one run. "Monster Pitcher" Yoshinobu Yamamoto played in the first group match of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics against the Dominican Republic and allowed two hits and no runs in six innings, while Shohei Ohtani recorded one hit and no run in four innings on the first day of the 2023 WBC.