Swallows are also a terrifying series of good throws. Shintaro pitcher Hanshin Fujinami (26) faced the first game of the foreign game in practice game against Hiroshima (Ginoza), and pitched 3 innings with 3 strikeouts, 2 hits and 1 walk. Push the bat with a straight ball with a top speed of 156km, and the sharpness of the treasure sword fork is alive and well. Yakult’s “unit 007,” which is battling for the season-opening card, is growing more vigilant as it takes a big step forward to enter starting memory with zero stamps in two straight games.

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After heading up the field, Fujinami marked the high-speed fork with a bitter smile. “Is that a single ball? What was thrown where I thought?” Still, the impact of a single ball was strong. 2 kills, 1 ball, 2 strikes. The No. 3 Noma was hit with a 147 km fork with a low internal angle. Select the same type of ball for 3 consecutive balls. I dropped it sharply in front of the motherboard and it easily stole the air.

In the first real game of 2009, the rojiblanco game on day 7 was a straight ball and no runs were scored twice. The theme of the game against Hiroshima, which was the first game of the foreign game, was a change of ball. Cut ball and slider are excellent. While winning fouls one after another with a straight ball with a maximum speed of 156 km, it was the fork that continued the confirmation work with particular care. 9 of 45 balls are also an option. “It was a bit floating. It was loose or caressing …”. I’m not easily convinced by just the lifeline ball type, but the presence was outstanding.

At the end of last season, the No. 19 uniform impressed the resurrection. The high-speed hairpin was the type of ball that steadily sustained demodulation while the straight ball hitting the team’s fastest 162 km drew attention as improved ball control difficulty. Until 2019, he said, “I was trying to throw it into the ball zone,” but by using it to count balls, the range of distribution of the ball was immediately expanded. Even this season, when we try to finish again, the fork approaching 150km will be an absolutely indispensable game ball.

The camp is scheduled to launch on Sunday, including the rainy game against Hiroshima on the 14th. Yakult’s Kataoka scorer, who will compete in the first three consecutive weekends starting March 26, predicted that “there is a high possibility to come (on the opening card) “and said,” I’m not sweeping at all. ” Super first-class “and reinforced vigilance.

On this day, he scored 3 innings, 3 strikeouts, 2 hits, and 1 walks. In the game against 11 batters, only the hit from the right, which jammed No. 4 Kron, and the front left hit by No. 8 Ishihara were sent to the outfield. Director Yano is also convinced that it is “very good”.

Takahashi’s initial replay was desperate due to an injury to his right flank, and his new assistant, Alcantara, was unable to come to Japan. He’s already risen to fourth place in the starting lineup and expectations are only rising. “Since I can do what I want to do, the next task will come up more and more.” Daiki steadily advances towards the year of the new awakening.[Yosuke Sai]

▽ Pitching coach Fukuhara (About Fujinami) “I think it was pitched calmly, and I think it was good. (The accuracy of the ball change) was good. I want you to aim for something good from here. I think.”

◆ Launcher who boasted of having a high-speed fork at NPB Hideki Irabu (Lotte et al.), Who boasted the fastest 158 ​​km, measured the mid-range of 140 km even with a fork ball. Kazumi Saito (Softbank) outscored the hitter by throwing a fork in the second half of the 140kg range from a height of 192cm. Shohei Ohtani (Nippon-Ham Fighters) also had a fork of over 140kg, and in a game that weighed 165kg, he threw a 151kg fork and shook the stadium. Naoyuki Uwasawa (Nippon-Ham Fighters) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix) and others are using high-speed forks in the 140-kilometer range as weapons.