Kenta Maeda, the first opening pitcher and not only a white star, but also a commander’s assessment “He finally made a match” | Full account

Confidence that does not change even if it does not lead to victory “I can find a way to survive”

■ Brewers 6-5 Twins (second time in Japan, Milwaukee)

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Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda started the game against the Brewers from enemy territory in the first (Japan’s second half) as the first starting pitcher in the sixth year of the Major. In the middle of the fifth inning, he retired with 6 hits and 2 runs (1 ERA), and failed to achieve his first win of the season. He lost goodbye 5-6 in the 10th inning. After the game, Rocco Baldelli praised Maeda as “in the end he made the game”.

Maeda held her ground with a three-way retreat for the first time, but in the third inning two points clear, she came out on the show from bases loaded from two kills and walked. In the 4th inning, he went from 2 kills to 1st and 2nd base, but Hiura was struck out. However, in the fifth inning, Yelich’s right front punch and game error, Simmons, etc. they pinched 1st and 2nd base, and he retired. With 1/3 of the fourth inning, 88 balls (57 strikeouts), 5 strikeouts, 3 4 dead balls, 6 hits and 2 runs (1 ERA), the ERA was 2.08.

Baldelli emphasized: “A very good pitcher can make a game even if he’s not in good shape. Kenta was doing it.” “Many days he can throw the ball where he wants to, but even on the days when he can’t, he can find a way to survive,” he said.

Only one game has ended. The commander also said: “This season has just started and there is a long way to go. He tried very hard to get past some innings. I didn’t think it was the right thing to do,” he explained.