Roki Sasaki pitched a season-high in strikeouts

Roki Sasaki pitched a season-high in strikeouts in front of officials from eight Major League Baseball clubs.

The hard-throwing right-hander for the Chiba Lotte Marines threw 105 pitches over seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in his start against the SoftBank Hawks at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on March 23. Against the Pacific League’s top-ranked team, SoftBank’s nemesis, Sasaki went seven innings, but after giving up a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, the Hawks were unable to mount a comeback and lost 4-2.

However, Sasaki pitched a clean game. He retired the first three batters he faced, the second three, and the third with two outs before giving up a straight ball to Daisei Makihara with two outs, but retired the next batter without allowing a run.

The run came in the fourth inning. 바카라사이트 Two consecutive singles with no outs put runners on first and second with no outs. He got SoftBank’s home run hitter Hotaka Yamakawa to fly out to left field, but gave up a single to No. 5 hitter Gensuke Kondo. He then faltered on an infield single, allowing another run to score.

After getting out of the fifth inning without allowing a run, Sasaki struck out the side again in the sixth.

But in the seventh, he gave up another hit to Makihara with two outs to load the bases, allowed a stolen base, and gave up a single to the leadoff hitter for the third run. With the forkball in the zone, the SoftBank hitters seemed to be getting to Sasaki.

However, Sasaki hit 160 mph on his first pitch against Takuya Kai in the third inning and 161 mph on his second pitch against Ryoya Kurihara in the fourth inning. Sasaki, who has a personal best of 165 mph, had yet to hit 160 mph since the start of the season. His previous best fastball was 159 kilometers, but his two 160-kilometer pitches against SoftBank raised eyebrows.

According to Japanese media outlets such as Sankei Sports, representatives from eight major league clubs, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, 사설 토토사이트 traveled to the stadium to watch Sasaki, who could be posted to the major leagues after the season ends.

“I feel like I have a good pitching balance,” Sasaki said of his 161-kilometer outing. I think it’s a good sign because I think that feeling is proportional to the velocity. It’s not perfect yet, so I’m optimistic that I can improve.”