Pitcher Shintaro Fujinami of the Major League Athletics started in the open game and lost 4 points, but showed a strong pitching that struck out 7 out of 9 outs.
Pitcher Fujinami, who transferred from professional baseball team Hanshin to the Athletics, has performed well so far in two open games, conceding one goal in a total of five innings. I started in 5 days in the battle.
In the first inning, pitcher Fujinami suddenly had the bases loaded with two hits and a four-ball. .
In the 2nd and 3rd innings, he scored two strikeouts with sharp curveballs to keep the game scoreless. .
Fujinami pitched halfway through the 4th inning and gave up 4 runs because the runner sent by Fujinami returned home after the pitcher who took over was hit.
He had four hits and three foreballs, but struck out seven of the nine outs, and his fastest speed was 99 mph and 159.3 km, showing his strength in the ball.
Pitcher Fujinami reflected, "I thought I'd try a lot of curveballs, but I couldn't get a straight line in the first inning. Still, I was able to fix it midway through, so I'm glad I did."
In this game, the pitcher, who is scheduled to be lifted from this season, used a device to tell the catcher the type of pitch for the first time. I want to do it.”
Tsutsugo is a two-run home run in the open game No. 1
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who is participating in the Rangers' camp as an invited player, participated in the match against the Diamondbacks as a substitute and hit the first two-run home run from the left pitcher in the 7th inning.