2023-05-22 01:37:27
Even though it wasn’t his 6th win, he pitched well with 9 strikeouts and 1 run in 6 innings.
■ Angels 4-2 Twins (Japan time 22nd, Anaheim)
On the 21st (Japan time 22nd), pitcher Shohei Otani of the Angels will participate in the game against the Twins at home as “3rd pitcher” at the same time. He pitched well, giving up 2 hits and 1 run in the 6th inning and striking out 9. He didn’t win or lose, but with a new pitching style such as reducing the number of sweepers, he didn’t hit a home run for the first time in five pitches. Catcher Chad Wallach, who formed the battery, recalled, “Today was a good pitch.”
Until the last pitching, the percentage of sweepers accounted for about 40% of pitches, but on this day, out of a total of 99 pitches, 27 were sweepers, 25 were four seams with a maximum speed of 99.2 miles (about 159.6 km), and 25 were cut balls. There was a change in pitching style, such as throwing 19 balls and taking three strikeouts. “It’s part of the game plan. I pitched well today,” Wallach said.
In the last four games, there were many scenes where he gave up 17 points in a total of 25 innings, but he analyzed, “Several balls that floated high were caught. It happens sometimes.” Of the change from his last appearance, he said, “He had good ball control, but he’s always good.”
Otani didn’t get a winning star, but he drew the score in the final stage with his tenacious pitching. “Do you have a hunch that something special will happen when Ohtani comes on board?” Wallach said. I nodded.
(Full-Count editorial department)
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