# Shingo Hirata’s First Win Challenge DeNA Shingo Hirata (31) earned his long-awaited first win in his seventh year as a professional and 130 games total with a good 3-hit, 2-run pitch in the fifth inning. “There was some variation in control at the beginning, but I was able to fix it well after the second time. I’m glad I was able to make a game with the help of the fielder’s defense,” he calmly recalled the content of the pitches. ..

The starting mound for the first time in approximately two and a half years since the giant battle on April 11, 2018. In the fourth inning of the tie, the fifth attack immediately after being hit by a solo bullet on the Giant Maru also entered the battalion as the main attacker. The number of seats is small in the main battle and there are no hits so far this season. On the other hand, he made a good pitch with 2 hits and 2 runs until the 4th inning. Ramírez decided to keep shooting because he had enough free capacity with 68 balls. In the fifth inning, he allowed Tateoka to take the lead and invited a 2-kill pinch, 1st and 2nd base with a four-ball for Matsubara, but managed to pass by crushing Wheeler.

Hirata, who pitched five times, responded with support. Miyazaki, who was first in the sixth inning, made a second base. Austin connects with four balls and Sano ties in a ball that invites the opponent to make a mistake. From first base, Lopez said, “I was able to swing a perfect swing” and backtracked with the No. 6 and 2 runs, which was a 2-run drive. Soto also said, “Wow! I was targeting a base of operations,” and “Venus” rolled with a four-point lunge in the 19th from just two straight players.

6 times Ise, Sunada. She introduced a winning pattern from the seventh inning. Escobar, Ishida, and eventually Mishima closed out, leading to Hirata’s first win. In fact, we have completed “Bull Pen Day” that brings together the power of the Bull Pen team.

Hirata scored his long-awaited first victory in the 130th professional game. In 2000, Kintetsu Shibata Kazushiya won game 168, and in 2017, the third “first late win” in history after game 142 for Sobue Daisuke, who entered as a professional and got his second starter.[Satoshi Tameda]

▽ Director DeNA Ramirez (About Hirata, who won her first win with 2 goals in 5 innings) “He threw a wonderful ball. It was very good.”