Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 25, the pride of Japan, has been blown out for the second time in two games. He started and lasted three innings in an exhibition game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday. He gave up five runs on six hits and three walks.
In the first inning, he was uncharacteristically ballistic, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks. He gave up a sacrifice fly and two RBI singles in the first inning. In the second inning, he walked the leadoff batter and got out of the inning unscathed, but in the third inning, with runners on first and second, he gave up a two-out double that went down the third base line.
In all, he threw 58 pitches, topping out at 96 mph (about 155 kilometers). Yamamoto said, “In my second outing, I kept throwing strikes and giving up walks, 바카라사이트 so it wasn’t a good pitch, but I tried different things. The results weren’t good, but it wasn’t bad sensationally,” he said. In particular, he reflected that “the timing of the (third inning double) was not good in the set position.”
Nikkan Sports noted that four of his six hits were infield singles, with very few hard-hit balls, and that he also played to his strengths by splitting all four of his strikeouts.
Yamamoto became the first pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history to win four pitching awards in three consecutive years and won the Sawamura Award for the best starting pitcher for three consecutive years. After last year’s season, he signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers through the posting system, the highest contract ever for a pitcher.
On February 29, he started a spring training exhibition game against the Texas Rangers and pitched two innings of one-hit ball, striking out three and walking none. Japanese media hailed it as a shocking and fantastic debut, but after just two games, the hype was dampened by a series of blown saves, most notably an exposed grip after the first game.
The Orange County Register reported, “Sportsnet LA captured the inside of Yamamoto’s glove with a camera in the center field area during his exhibition debut. It’s the surest way to predict which pitches he’ll throw,” the Orange County Register said, noting that Yamamoto has to be more careful to hide his pitches.
“Major league teams are no longer allowed to use camera views of the center field side of the plate. But the runner on second base can see into Yamamoto’s glove,” he added. 안전 토토사이트 The next game, they gave up five runs. The question is whether it was a one-off slump or the effect of the grip exposure. It will be interesting to see if the third game will allay the concerns.