Yuto Kimura is his first professional shutout game win! Great pitching in the 9th inning 3 hit 7 strike out
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.24(水) 20:49
On September 24, the 24th game between Chiba Lotte and Saitama Seibu was played in Zozo Marine Stadium, and Chiba Lotte win 5-0.
Chiba Lotte took the lead in the bottom of the second inning with Raito Ikeda ‘s solo No. 5. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Atsuki Tomosugi and Misho Nishikawa hits made it 1 out and bases loaded with Ryusei Terachi ‘s Walk, and added 2 runs with Hiromi Oka ‘s timely hit. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Tomosugi and Nishikawa scored 2 runs with timely hits. Starter Yuto Kimura pitcher closer perfect until the sixth inning, and the game ended with a score of 5-0.
pitcher Kimura hit the first hit of the game with Natsuo Takizawa one out in the top of the 7th inning, but he hit the follow-up and did not score. In the top of the 8th inning, he got through the pinch with 2 outs, 2nd and 3rd base with no runs and went to mound in the top of the 9th. With a calm pitch, the match ended closer.
Kimura pitcher, a second-year high school graduate, marked his first professional shutout game win with 9 innings, 123 pitches, 3 hit 1 Walk 7 strike out no runs. In terms of hitting, Nishikawa, Ikeda, and Tomosugi each showed an active performance of 3 hit 1 RBI.
Saitama Seibu, who lost, lost for the fifth time with starter Shinya Sugai pitcher 5.1 innings, 94 pitches, 12 hit 1 Walk 6 strike out 5 runs. The relief team connected with a clean runs, but the batting line could not support and suffered consecutive losses. Rookie Seiya Watanabe has reached 100 hit of the season.
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Ro 01002200X 5
West: Shinya Sugai, Ryota Itokawa, Yuta Nakamura, Yuta Kuroki
○ Yuto Kimura
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