The Japanese team continued to train and prepare for the classic game. Today, they held actual pitching practice. The Padres’ strong pitcher Darvish Yu also made his debut on the board. Unexpectedly, he was homered by the Japanese Yakult giant Murakami. Darvish was injured after the game. During the interview, he also laughed at himself: “I was executed publicly.”
Darvish pitched the ball in actual pitching practice today. The catcher was Takuya Kai of the Softbank team. When facing Munetaka Murakami who hit 56 homers last year, the ball was blasted by Murakami to the center field and hit the big wall. There was applause in the stadium Like thunder.
Darvish was also asked about the home run when he was interviewed after the game. He jokingly said, “The moment I was hit, I wondered if I flew out. To be executed in public in such a place, really. It’s sad.” Darvish also praised Murakami, “At that time, I hit the second seam in the inside corner. Although the ball was a bit high, it was actually difficult for major league hitters to hit the ball, but Murakami carried the ball out, which made me feel. surprise”.
Today, Darvish scored 24 pitches and scored 3 hits. Among them, Munetaka Murakami scored 2 hits alone. Field hand Kensuke Kondo.
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