Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Tokyo Yakult exhibition game (8th, Haruno General Athletic Park)

Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Shinya Sugai pitched well, allowing no hit and no runs in four innings.

He got off to a good start, striking out all three batters in the first inning, and then pitch without allowing a single runner until the top of the third inning. In the top of the fourth inning, he runner Walk no outs, but he shut down the next batters and mound the fourth inning with no hit, one Walk, three strike out no runs.

Last season, pitcher pitched in 11 games and recorded five wins, but his performance was poor after the summer and he was unable to establish himself in the first team. Will he be able to contribute to the team as a part of the rotation from the start of this season?

Written by Yui Kayama