57 pitches, five innings of one hit and no run, but why was the Yomiuri ace replaced?
Sep 11, 2024
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Hiroshima's away game at Mazda Stadium on the 10th. The Yomiuri lineup succeeded in attacking Morissita. In the first inning, No. 2 Hayato Sakamoto hit a one-run home run to the left. He was dragged by Morisita's good pitching and showed a scary concentration in the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead. After two outs, he hit three hits and tied two four pitches to score three runs.
Morissita did not finish the sixth inning. He allowed seven hits and four runs in five ⅔ innings and was replaced. We have lost three games in the last three games. It is a disappointing result for Hiroshima, which is competing with Yomiuri to lead. The first-place Yomiuri Giants beat the second-place Hiroshima 6-1.
On the first day of the three consecutive games, Yomiuri starter Tomoyuki Sugano (35) pitched a near-perfect pitch. Until the fifth inning, he blocked Hiroshima's batters with one hit and no runs.
He handled opponents 1-3 times in the first inning and 4-6 times in the second inning. There were no out-of-field hits. The first and second innings were finished with 8 pitches and a total of 16 pitches.
In the third inning, he sent out the leadoff hitter seventh, Kikuchi Ryosuke, as a heavy hit. A 147km/h low course fastball thrown at the ball count 2B2S led to a hit. He immediately returned to full mode and returned the follow-up hitter to consecutive strikeouts and outfield flies. He hit nine batters in a row until the fifth inning.
He had 57 pitches and one hit without four pitches until the fifth inning. I was overwhelmed with my control.
However, manager Abe Shinnosuke Yomiuri put Yuto as a pinch hitter in Sugano's at-bat with two outs in the sixth inning. Sugano, who was pitching scoreless, was taken out. Sugano finished the fifth inning with eight pitches.
Moreover, Sugano had enough rest and had no physical problems. He pitched seven innings of one run (unearned) against the Hanshin Tigers on Sept. 1 and took the mound for the first time in nine days. He threw 110 pitches in the Hanshin Tigers.
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The winning move in the chance that required additional points worked. He took the first game of seven consecutive games. It would have been a possible decision because of the trust in the relief team.
It is 148 kilometers per hour. This is Sugano's highest speed on the day.
There was another reason to replace it. This is to make the most of the ace at the end of the season when he has to do his best in every game. Regarding Sugano's early replacement, Abe explained, `It's a decision with the next game in mind.'
Three consecutive away games against Hiroshima will be followed by two consecutive games against Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons. Sugano will take four days off and start against Chunichi at Tokyo Dome on the 15th. After the match against Chunichi, he is expected to take the mound in Hiroshima's away game on the 21st. Sugano won two games against Hiroshima this year with a 0.87 ERA.
He only won four games (eight losses) last year, but has 14 wins (two losses) and an ERA of 1.60 and an 8075 win rate. No. 1 in wins and 1 in ERA, No. 4 in ERA. Best
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So far, he has started 21 games, and 14 are away games. Sugano has won 10 consecutive games without losing, has an ERA of 1.18 and is the first to win 10 consecutive away games in the Central League.
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