Hiroto Takahashi (22, Chunichi Dragons) of the Japanese national baseball team, who had a home run against Korea, will make up for the disappointment.
Takahashi will start the first game of the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 Super Round at Tokyo Dome, Japan, at 7 p.m. on the 21st. It is his first appearance in six days since he allowed two runs in four innings in the Group B preliminary match against South Korea on the 15th. 온라인카지노
“This will be my last start of the year. I want to never leave any regrets,” Takahashi said in a local interview on Tuesday, a day before his start. “I only think about my team winning and keeping the No. 1 spot in the world.”
Takahashi had 12 wins, four losses and an earned run average of 1.38 in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) this season. He is a right-handed pitcher who ranks first in ERA in both the Central League and the Pacific League. He has overwhelmed the pitcher with just one homerun this season. He throws two-seam fastballs, splitters, cut fastballs, sliders, and curves at a maximum speed of 158 kilometers per hour.
Takahashi did not display any sense of pressure at the match against Korea. He struggled in his capacity due to our batter’s bat. Notably, he was hit hard by Park Dong-won of the LG Twins. Park hit a solo homer to Takahashi, who was capable of suppressing long balls with one homer during 143 2/3 innings this season. Takahashi allowed seven hits and two runs (78 throws) in four innings on the day, which was not very satisfactory. He left the mound at a 2-2 tie.
“During the five-day adjustment period, I paid the most attention to fatigue recovery. I made fine adjustments to the curves and cut fastballs. It was also good for bullpen pitching,” he said.
Takahashi had experience against the U.S. at the World Baseball Classic, in which Japan won the title last year. At that time, he pitched as the third pitcher in the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead in the final against the U.S., and allowed one hit, one walk, and no run in one inning. He gave up a hit to the first batter Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but struck out Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals. He was on the verge of losing a point by allowing a walk to St. Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals, but handled Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies with an outfield fly.
Takahashi said of the U.S. players composed of promising minor league players, “There are many players who can swing well. There are also No. 1 home run players. I will throw it with great care.”
