Orix Buffaloes ‘s Alen Kuri had a good pitching performance with 10 strikeouts, but his weakness seems to be in the first inning. Iwamoto commented, “He was falling behind in the count a bit…”
Baseball King
May 3, 2026 22:50
◆ The two runs allowed in the first inning proved costly, resulting in his third loss of the season. “Don’t you think I could have pushed a little harder?”
Orix Buffaloes Alen Kuri started in Game Nippon-Ham on the 3rd. He lost 2 runs in the first inning and suffered his third loss in 6 innings with 113 pitches, 5 hit 10 strike out 3 Walk 3 runs.
When Tsutomu Iwamoto, MC of Fuji TV One’s “Pro baseball News 2026” broadcast on March 3, pointed out that “the word of lack of support flies, but Kuri has been runs often in the first inning this year,” Masaki Saito, commentator, said, “It is difficult for any pitcher to start off, but by scoring 0 closer in the first inning, he can ride the wave after that. It is best for the team to start the game with a score of zero. It is best not to give up the first goal,” he said.
Furthermore, Iwamoto asked, “Watching today, especially in the first inning, he’s good at pitch technique, so I noticed he was using that technique to scatter his pitches and fall behind in the count a bit, and when he tried to keep them together he got hit hard. Don’t you think he could throw a little more forcefully?” Saito replied, “I think so. In the first inning, you don’t know how you’re doing, so I think it’s necessary to just go for it with brute force.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2026”
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