◆ Regarding the one pitch he regrets, Oya said, “I think he threw it high to get a strikeout.”
Nippon-Ham ‘s Hiromi Ito started against the Lotte Marines on the 27th. He gave up a tying three-run home run to Soto in the fourth inning, and missed out on his 11th win after pitching 107 pitches in seven innings, allowing five hit, 10 strike out runs no walk.
Yasushi Tao, who appeared on Fuji TV ONE’s “Pro baseball News 2025”, said, “When Soto fouled in the previous at-bat, the timing was very right,” referring to the pitch to Soto twice, “So Ito thought it would be dangerous if he wasn’t careful, and when I watched it, it was this Home Run.” Mr. Tomotaka Sakaguchi said, “Ito’s fastball was running today, but he was hit that high, and it was a missed pitch, or rather, this was the only pitch that was hit,” and Mr. Akihiko Oya said, “It’s a waste Home Run but even if you look at the foul before that, I think that if it was Ito’s fastball, he would have gone high to take the empty swing.”
Furthermore, Oya pointed out to catcher Torai Fushimi, “The ball that was fouled was on the outside, so he should have thrown it a little closer to hitter.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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