Pacific League Orix 1-10 Softbank (14 September 2024 Kyocera D)

Orix Manager⁣ Nakajima on Castillo’s Performance

Orix manager Nakajima, who has⁤ suffered four⁣ consecutive losses, said: “He played perfectly​ until the third inning, but from the fourth inning on he started playing like⁤ a ball.” Castillo, the starting pitcher, retired. After giving up six runs in the fifth inning, I⁣ turned my head.

Castillo pitched perfectly through ‌the 3rd inning, but with two outs and second ​base in the 4th, he gave ⁢Yamakawa a ‌timely hit⁤ to left field. In the 5th inning, with the bases ⁤loaded, Kurihara gave up a ⁢timely double to blow out the runners, giving up 6 hits and giving up 5 runs.

Impact of Injuries on ‌the Team

Wakatsuki was written off that day due to special measures for a concussion, and along with Mori, ⁤who was off the roster on the 4th due to a ‍left rotator cuff injury, the team⁤ lost two key ‌receivers. ‍Fukunaga, a third-year player ​promoted that day, donned the ⁣starting mask for the second time this season ⁤after the game⁢ against Yakult on June 15.

Manager Nakajima said, “I could see him throwing ⁣pitches without much regard ⁢for the distribution of the pitches. He would get the ⁢catcher to sign autographs and then just⁣ throw ⁤them.‍ I‍ guess you could say he was a little bland, and ⁤he ⁣(Fukunaga) must have been ‍thinking about a lot of things, but it seemed​ like everything was written off, so I felt⁤ sorry for him,” ‌the right-hander said.