Giant Tomoyuki Kanno (30) won the “Ultimate Ace Showdown” with Yu Nakani Ono. With 5 hits and no runs in the seventh inning, he has won 10 straight wins since the first round. The team achieved the second feat since Starhin (11 consecutive victories) in the spring of 1938. With a fastball with a maximum speed of 153 km as the axis, five types of forks, cut balls, sliders and power curves intertwine in all the ball speed bands. The team has more savings this 19 season. Hara won the record for total wins of 1066 for giant manager Tetsuji Kawakami.

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Kanno threw a powerful fastball into the strike zone. 1st base on death. He led Fukuda with two balls and chose 149 km as his game ball. He didn’t swing the bat in a three-ball game, missed and stole a strike. There are 3 fastballs for 6 strikes. 2 forks and 1 treasure sword slider. This breakdown showed firm determination.

Spring 2017 three years ago. The words I received from Mr. Hiroki Kuroda, a former retired Hiroshima employee, have always been in my heart. He did not have a deep acquaintance, but a long message came through from the people involved. Above all, an unforgettable passage.

“Sugano can change Japanese baseball”

“Four seams and one seam are first-class balls.” He was nominated as a “transformer” for his right arm with 203 victories in Japan and the United States.

Gently move the ball into the strike zone and hit it with the ball without running away. The last semifinal of the WBC. I witnessed a shifting ball of power within the US pitcher zone Yale of my seniors took it as the world standard and pursued the style. There are 71 strikes, including fouls and 30 balls. In the seventh inning, 5 hits and no runs.

Ever since he was a child, he had a great admiration for power. In basketball, he liked Spurs Duncan, famous for power forwards, and in football matches he liked Inter Milan, to which power forwards belonged, who forcefully kicked DFs like Ibrahimovic and Adriano.

Even on the mound, I won the power comparison with Yu Nakani Ono. A battle that was described as the “definitive ace showdown” after the announcement of the starting lineup before the game. I exposed my spirit to the absolute ace who has completed 5 games in a row.

Kanno I came with the feeling that I would not lose. I really admire shooting all six games, and it’s not a common thing. Among them, the one that won is the property.

Stopping the full consecutive victory on the opponent’s shot, the team has won 10 consecutive victories since the opening game of the second person since Starhin. We shared the best moment and we were surrounded by a feeling of fulfillment. “It’s not very clear, but I’m happy to be able to make a name in Giants history.” Challenge the invisible peak.[Kengo Kubo]