Pacific League Orix 5-4 Nippon-Ham (28 April 2024 Escon F)
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Orix coach Nakajima, who overcame two deficits to come from behind to win despite a series of errors in attack and defense, said: “It was a match that I didn’t understand very well. There were a lot mistakes, but there were a lot of things going on. I didn’t see a lot of it. I felt like it didn’t exist,” he recalled.
Starting pitcher Saito pitched perfectly until the 3rd inning, but in the 4th inning he gave up 2 runs due to 4 walks and an error by his teammate. The manager told the righty, who was in tears after giving up 3 hits and 4 runs in 1/3 of an inning in an exhibition game against Yakult on March 17, “I think he’s recovered well from that exhibition game. It’s grown. I think I took the ball away early on,” he said, giving some assessment, saying, “I think it was a waste that I ended up giving up a walk. I think it’s a good learning experience.” and I’ll use it as inspiration once again “I want them to clarify what they’re going to do.”
Following Saito’s lead, Tomiyama, who hit Kiyomiya to left field in his first first-team appearance in 698 days since a game against DeNA on May 31, 2022, with two outs and the bases loaded in the 4th inning, said: ” It’s a really tough situation, but something like that… He was a pitcher who pitched in situations, so I was very happy that he was able to get out.” He said with narrowed eyes.
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