I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52

May 21, 2025

I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52
Yomiuri ace Dogo was replaced after allowing three runs in four innings against Hanshin in the away game on the 20th. He pitched in six games this season and lost four games without a win. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS



I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52
Dogo returned to Hanshin on May 5 after a second-tier adjustment. In the game, he allowed three runs in six innings and became a losing pitcher. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52
Hanshin No. 3 hitter Morishita hit a two-run home run against Togo in the first inning against Yomiuri on the 20th. The winning home run that led to a 4-0 victory. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
He has posted '12 wins' for three consecutive years, but it is very difficult to win one game this year.

The starting pitcher for the opening game has not won yet. Yomiuri Giants ace Shosei Dogo failed to win again for the first time. On the 20th, he went to an away game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nishinomiya Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture and threw four innings and was replaced. He gave up six hits and one walk, including one homer, and allowed three runs (two earned). Yomiuri, whose batters lost their concentration, suffered a 0-4 defeat. Dogo lost four games with a 7.52 ERA without a win.

This season, the Yomiuri Giants are unilaterally defeated by the `hostile' Hanshin. He had eight losses (two wins) in 10 games against Hanshin until the 20th. He was swept in three consecutive home games at Tokyo Dome on April 4-6. It was a humiliating three-game losing streak because the opponent was Hanshin.




Hanshin, ranked first in the Central League, won more than one-third of '23 wins' against Yomiuri. Yomiuri pushed Hanshin to the lead. Yomiuri lost 10 games in 16 games in May. The winning rate has dropped to 50%. He is in fourth place, 3.5 games behind Hanshin.

My stomach is burning every time. Dogo has taken the mound six times and failed to exceed five innings three times. His status as an ace has completely collapsed. There is only one quality start (more than 6 innings, less than 3 earned runs). He allowed three runs (two earned) in six innings against Hanshin on May 5, when he returned after adjusting for the second division. In this match, the team suffered a crushing defeat of 1 to 10.

In the bottom of the first inning, he was blocked by a powerful Hanshin centerline. After one out, Takumu Nakano was sent off with a left-handed hit. He then faced Shota Morissita, number three. 타율 4위, 홈
I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52
Morisita had four home runs and 13 RBIs against the Yomiuri Giants this season. He has the best performance among the five Central League opponents. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
Run-RBI third-place slugger. At ball count 1B, he poked a 145km/h fastball to the lower course of his body. Morissita pulled this ball and flew it over the left fence of Koshien Stadium.

He gave up the first run and was shaken. He walked No. 4 Sato Teruaki after a full count match. No. 5 Yusuke Oyama hit left-handed. One out and runners on first and second bases. No luck. The ball hit by No. 6 Maekawa Ukyo became a ground ball to the first base. At this time, a fielder's throwing error came out and he lost for the third time. At the end of the second inning, he allowed no runs on the crisis with two outs and runners on the first and second bases.

Dogo, who slowly settled down, easily crossed the third or fourth inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Sato, the leadoff hitter, was sent out with a single, and the follow-up hitter was induced with a double play. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he threw 11 pitches to deal with the three-and-out. Dogo should have solved it differently without hitting a home run in the first inning. I'm reflecting on myself. It's getting better" Only two starting pitchers this season have no wins, including Dogo.

There was a sharp difference in the presence of the ace of both teams. Hanshin starter Hiroto Saiki beat the Yomiuri batters with five hits and no runs until the ninth inning to complete the shutout. It's the first shutout of the season. None of the Yomiuri hitters reached third base. Saiki pitched twice against Yomiuri this year and recorded 14 scoreless innings.




I heard it's getting better...Ace, who allowed three runs in four innings and bowed again, and the opening pitcher lost four ERA 7.52
Hanshin starter Saiki beat the Yomiuri lineup with five hits and no runs in nine innings on the 20th. the first shutout of the season. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
an opening game starter who went all the way to the second division. Will he be able to get his first win in the next game. Manager Abe Shinnosuke said Dogo will start the home game against Yakult Swallows on the 25th. He will take the mound after a four-day break.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.