Japan was also helpless when a major league pitcher took the mound.
The opponent was Rich Hill, a 44-year-old veteran with 20 years of major league experience. He threw in the Major League in the second half of this year as well. 온라인카지노
Japanese batters were struggling with a poor hit in the first round of the Premier 12 Super Round on the 21st, scoring only one hit until the fourth inning.
Hill’s maximum speed was only 143 kilometers per hour, but he completely silenced the Japanese slugger with one hit in four innings, no outs, and five strikeouts due to his big curve ball and control of the awl.
He was able to throw more pitches due to the low number of pitches, but U.S. coach Mike Scioscia replaced him in the fifth inning.
Darrell Thompson is the second pitcher to take the mound after Hill. He has no major league experience. After playing in the independent league for a long time, he pitched in the minor league double-A and triple-A in 2023 and 2024.
Japanese hitters exploded when Thompson came out. Japanese hitters tied the game with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning when the team was losing 0-1. Following back-to-back hits by Kenda Sosuke and Sano Keita, Sakakura Shogo’s RBI double hit to the right field line, followed by a two-run triple to right-handed pitcher Austin Vernon, who turned the game around 3-1.
Since then, Japan has attacked U.S. minor league pitchers and added six more points to win 9-1.
