◇Tohoku Rakuten vs Saitama Seibu 1st Round (3rd, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)

Saitama Seibu 's Taiga Ueda pitcher threw 97 pitches in five innings, throwing 4 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out runs.

The first and second matches on the card were canceled due to rain, and Ueda pitcher started this match in the rain. In the first inning, he allowed hit to the leadoff Rui Muneyama, but he calmly struck out the follow-up. He had multiple runner on in the bottom of the second, but didn't give up a run and closer the start.

After three and four innings, the Tigers were retired in the bottom of the fifth. doble to the leadoff Yukiya Ito with one out, he Walk to put runners on first and second. He was hit by a hit to left field, but Seiya Watanabe was able to stop the score with a good throw. He followed that up with a triple to finish with no runs.

He walked away with a one-goal lead, but was caught up after that and gave up his first professional win. However, he pitched five runs innings and pitched well in his first start of the season.

◇ pitcher Ueda Comment
"I think it was good that I was able to go up to mound thinking about throwing as hard as I could, one inning at a time, and I was able to closer with zero, but I really wish I could throw more inning with fewer pitches, but I had one Walk today, breaking ball and I think it will be easier if I improve my accuracyI think it will be an issue for the next time."

Written by Kainagi Niwa

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