Orix Kohei Azuma pitcher will make his first start on June 6 against ( ). The right-hander, who is making a comeback from right elbow surgery he had last August, will pitch for the first time since June 26, the same year against . "It's been a while, and I'm nervous again," he said. I've been away for a while and I'm nervous again, so I don't think I'll be able to pitch the same way I usually do. Nippon-Ham Kyocera Dome Osaka Softbank inning inning
The right-handed pitcher, who started out as a development player and is in his eighth year as a pro, won his first win of the season against Seibu on April 4th of that year (Belluna Dome), and has now won eight straight games as a starter since his debut in 2022. After surgery, he pitched in six games (three starts) in the Western League this season. In the game against Hiroshima on April 26th (at Mazda), he threw 87 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. "My rehabilitation is going well. At first (when I returned to actual games), I felt like I was protecting myself a little, and I felt some discomfort the next day, but I'm fine now." He has finally made it back to the first team.
He has a good record against Nippon-Ham with 4 wins and 2 losses in 8 games played against them, with ERA of 1.51. Nevertheless, he expressed his wariness of Shinjo's baseball, saying, "They're a mysterious home run, so I don't know what they're going to do, even though I don't think they've done much home runs or bunting this year."
If he wins, it will be his inning win in 325 days since the game Yakult on June 15 of the same year. "I hope I can pitch well every inning. I'll do my best to win," he said with determination.
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