[Nippon-Ham] Hiromi Ito complete game with two runs allowed, his first win of the season, and strikes out 13 strike out his best performance to date: “My straight pitch was good” | Pacific League

◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 5-2 Rakuten (8th, Rakuten Mobile Park)

Nippon-Ham of Hiromi Ito pitcher threw 120 pitches in 9 innings, 4 hit 2 runs for the first win time this season. He hit a fastest speed of 154 km/h and set a new personal record of 13 strike out.

After the game, Ito reflected, “When you can pitch long inning, it’s when you can control both sides. I realized once again how important that is. I was also able to control fork. I was able to throw with both sides, high and low, to a certain extent the way I wanted to.”

In the last home opening game against Softbank on the 1st (ESCON), they gave up 9 hit and 5 runs in the 5th inning, bringing their winning streak to an end at 3, but this time they stopped their losing streak at 3. “(Did they feel regretful about the last game?) That was true, and I thought about the importance of being at the top of the card for a week, so I’m glad I was able to embody that,” he said.

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