Hsu Jo-Hsi strike out runs his first win in Japan! The Hawks start the season with 5 consecutive wins.

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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher © Pacific League TV
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher © Pacific League TV

On April 1, the second game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Fukuoka Softbank was held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's strongest park, Miyagi, and Fukuoka Softbank win 6-1.

Fukuoka Softbank In the top of the 3rd inning, when the leadoff player Kensuke Kondo reached base with a hit, Yuki Yanagita player hit No. 1 and 2 runs from the first out, and succeeded in taking the lead. In the top of the 6th inning, players Ryoya Kurihara and Taisei Makihara players hit consecutive hits to make it 2nd and 3rd base with no outs, and players Kenta Imamiya added 2 runs with a timely hit from 1 out. In addition, Kondo's No. 2 and 2 runs were born from 2nd and 1st base, and the score was 6-0.

Starter Hsu Jo-Hsi pitcher was hit hit with one out in the bottom of the first inning, but calmly got up to cut off the follow-up. If you closer the bottom of the second inning to a three-way retirement, you will not be able to advance runner into scoring position in the bottom of the third and fourth innings. In the bottom of the fifth, it was a three-way retirement again. In the bottom of the 6th inning, he got through with double play hits and got out of the mound in this inning, even though he was in a pinch with 1 out and 1st and 2nd base.

From the 7th inning, he started pitching, and when 2nd runner Hikaru Kimura pitcher closer to a 3-way retirement, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Yusuke Ito pitcher got through the pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base with a struck out. In the bottom of the ninth, Dora 2nd rookie Ryuta Inagawa pitcher, who made his first appearance, gave Walk to the leadoff hitter and scored 1 runs with a wild pitch from third base with two outs. Taiga Kamichatani pitcher, who took over from first base with two outs, hit the follow-up and the game ended 6-1.

Fukuoka Softbank, who won five consecutive victories in the opening season, started pitcher Xu pitched 6 innings of 86 pitches, 3 hit 2 Walk 6 strike out no runs in 6 innings, making his first win in Japan. The batting line scored 6 runs in a total of 13 hit, including 3 hit including Home Run by Kondo.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, who lost, did not stick with starter Tatsuki Koja pitcher 5.1 innings, 95 pitches, 10 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 5 runs. In the batting lineup, Ryosuke Tatsumi player vomited a favorite, with 2 hit, but ended up scoring a total of 3 hit and 1 run, suffering 4 consecutive losses.

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So ○ Hsu Jo-Hsi-Hikaru Kimura-Yusuke Ito-Ryuta Inagawa-Taiga Kamichatani
Raku ● Tatsuki Koja-Chia-Hao Sung-Chiharu Tanaka-Ryu Kutani

Written by Riyoko Niwa

Article provided by:Pacific League Insight

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Hsu Jo-Hsi strike out runs his first win in Japan! The Hawks start the season with 5 consecutive wins.