A fastball in the middle against Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter...Okamoto, Bauer's consecutive at-bats home run, OPS 1.901 against Yokohama
Apr 17, 2025
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Yokohama BayStars right-hander Trevor Bauer (34) had a harsh self-reflection after the Yomiuri Giants match at Tokyo Dome on the 16th. He blamed himself by raising the opponent's batter. He must have been embarrassed because he took the mound in 18 days and was hit hard. After more than two weeks of reorganization, he had seven hits, including two homers, and allowed five runs until the fifth inning.
Yokohama, the winner of last year's Japan Series, fell to the bottom of the Central League after losing 0-5 Youngbong. The batting line was also disappointed in its concentration. In the previous day (15th), the team lost 0-1. He has only won one game (one draw and six losses) in the last eight games.
Kazuma Okamoto (29), the fourth batter of the Yomiuri Giants, threw a 'counterpunch' to Bauer. He hit consecutive home runs against Bauer in the third and fifth innings against Yokohama on the 16th. On April 9, a week ago, he hit his third home run against Yokohama and hit two in five games. Four of the five points Yomiuri posted came from Okamoto bat.
Okamoto took his second at-bat in the bottom of the third inning with one out and no runners. I looked at Bauer's fastball in the middle of the 151 km/h pitch. 1S. Then came a 129km/h slider on the same course. Okamoto can't miss this ball. He made it a home run flying to the left of the Tokyo Dome back screen.
He led the game 3-0 with two outs and a runner on second base in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bauer caught a strike with a fastball of 154 kilometers on the first pitch. Strike zone low course. The 155km/h fastball thrown in the 1S drove into the middle of the strike zone. It was Bauer's fastest ball on the day. Okamoto bat reacted immediately. a two-run homer to the left. In fact, he hit a home run that sealed his victory.
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On the 15th, a day before the game, Bauer recalled the game against Yomiuri two years ago. On May 9 of that year, he started the game against Yomiuri in Niigata and tasted the bitterness. Until the sixth inning, he allowed seven runs on 11 hits, including three homers. I experienced the worst in the second game of Japanese professional baseball. In the game, Okamoto hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the second inning against Bauer.
Bauer clearly remembered the Yomiuri match two years ago. I picked Okamoto as a batter to watch out for, but I was completely defeated. It revealed a problem with control.
Yokohama returns for the first time in two years. When he failed to return to the Major League, he turned to Japan. He signed a contract for an annual salary of 1 billion yen.
He started as the second starter after left-hander ace Kazuma Katsuki (30). In his first appearance against the Chunichi Dragons on March 29, he allowed one run in six innings. Yokohama lost 0-1 Youngbong and became a losing pitcher. I didn't get any help from the batters. While he pitched two games and 11 innings, Yokohama did not score a run.
Two days after the first game, he suddenly dropped out of the first team entry. He joined the rehabilitation team on the 1st due to poor condition. It wasn't an injury, I reorganized and returned, but I couldn't recover from the expected form.
Bauer, the winner of the Major League Cy Young Award, said he would throw the Sawamura Award as his goal while renewing his contract. But it got off to a bad start. 2패-평균자책점
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Meanwhile, Yomiuri starter Iori Yamasaki pitched seven scoreless innings. Continues a brilliant fight. He has allowed no runs in three games and 23 consecutive innings. He won three games in three games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
