It should be Gettsu, but it’s all safe → Utsumi’s first white star disappeared this season
Seibu lost 2-3 to the Nippon-Ham Fighter at its home base on the 7th. In the emergency situation where the captain and one of the best infielders in the ball world, Sosuke Genda, infielder broke down, the draft 6th place rookie Seigo Nakayama infielder was promoted for the first time as a substitute, and he immediately participated in the starting lineup with “No. 8”. error. A mistake was also made by catcher Yuto Koga, who was in 3rd place in the draft, who made a full appearance in the second game. It looks like two newcomers paid a high “tuition fee”.
Genda hit his right foot with his own ball in the game the day before and was replaced on the way. He was diagnosed with “right scaphoid bone contusion” and was deregistered as a player on that day. However, on this day, he scored 2 points by the 4th inning, and Utsumi, the oldest 40-year-old team who started for the first time in this season, made 1 goal in the 5th inning. He was supposed to lead 2-1 to reach the 6th inning, and after that, he was supposed to finish the game safely and give Utsumi the first white star of the season.
However, Hirai, who pitched from the 6th inning, allowed Imagawa to hit the left front. The following Matsumoto’s sacrifice bunt rolls strongly before throwing, and Hirai who catches the ball throws it to the second base. The timing was out. However, Nakayama, who entered the base cover, hit the grab and dropped the ball, probably because he was impatient for the double play. Once it was judged that the ball was completely caught, it was judged as “out”, but at the request of Shinjo Big Boss, it was covered to safe and Nakayama recorded a misstep.
In addition, the rookie makes mistakes in quick succession. Nomura then pulled a bat from Bunt’s stance against the first ball. Koga, the catcher, sees the second base runner, Imakawa, jumping out and throws the ball to the second base. However, at this moment, Imakawa rushed to the third base at a glance and decided to steal the third base. The pinch spread to the first and third bases without death, and Utsumi’s victory disappeared with a timely tie hit to the right front of Nomura. In addition, Alcantara’s right sacrifice fly overturned the game at once.
