Murakami, who has no hits and a bad bat in two games, says “I’m often behind” at bat
On the 10th, the Japanese national baseball team “SAMURAI JAPAN” won the “Carnext 2023 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 1st Round Tokyo Pool” against South Korea 13-4. With two consecutive wins, they advanced to the first round, but what is worrying is the condition of No. 4 fielder Munetaka Murakami. Baseball critic Hiromasa Arai pointed out, “There are obvious at-bats where the pitcher leads.”
A samurai batting line-up exploded against the old enemy, South Korea. In the 3rd inning chasing 3 points, he immediately packs up with 4 points with a timely hit in front of the nut bar. After that, he attacked the Korean pitchers, and in the end, it was a big win with 13 hits and 13 points. However, Murakami, who is the core of the team, scored an RBI with a sacrifice fly to left, but has been in 10 at bats in the last two games, and has suffered from 4 strikeouts and no hits in 7 at an innings.
Mr said. Arai told the troubled cannon, “Last year, he won the triple crown and he’s a great hitter. However, I feel that there are many scenes where the pitcher takes the lead at bat, and I often falls behind.” and note.
In the first at-bat of the two innings, he didn’t swing even once and struck out. In the 3rd at bat, when Otani was ignored and had a good chance to load the bases, he failed to hit a straight ball up the middle of 2 balls that flew away from the rice field.
“Although not all at-bats, I feel there are many occasions when I miss my first strike. Otani, Yoshida, and other good hitters swing without hesitation. , so maybe going bold is one of the ways. I want to see how you swing against the pitcher.”
