Nippon-Ham Haruki Hosono cries 11K also cries 2 shots Saito: “It equals a win” Oya: “I’m patient” complete game
Baseball King
May 5, 2026 23:30
◆ Still win after achieving a no-hitter… Oya says, “If the offense can cover for me, it wouldn’t be surprising if I became winning pitcher.”
Nippon-Ham Haruki Hosono Rakuten Eagles complete game He pitched 8 innings, 102 pitches, 4 hit 11 strike out and took his second loss of the season, 3 runs in 2 Home Run innings.
Hosono, who achieved no hitter on March 31st, has been win since then. On the May 5th broadcast of Fuji TV ONE’s “Pro baseball News 2026,” MC Mitsuru Manaka reflected, “pitch today was good, but he was defeated by a Home Run. I don’t think it was a bad performance.” Commentator Akio Saito analyzed, “He’s good at getting batters to hit ground balls and getting them out, but if the ball goes high, fielder can’t help him, so he’s trying to throw it low somehow. He gave up a Home Run, but pitch was not bad at all. It was complete game that was practically a win.”
Another commentator, Akihiko Oya, said, “If the batting lineup can cover for him, he could easily be winning pitcher, so we just need to be patient.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2026”
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