The difference between Kanno and Chiga is the difference between Se and Pa / Koji Uehara – Critical Column – Baseball Column: Daily Sports



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◇ Round 1 ◇ 21 ◇ Kyocera Dome Osaka

Chiga (photographed by Takumi Kono)
Chiga (photographed by Takumi Kono)

Softbank Chiga Kodai (27) won the winningest ace matchup with giant Tomoyuki Kanno (31).

In the seventh inning, 3 hits and no runs and the giant hit line were completely suppressed, showing the power of the season’s 3 crowns (most wins, defense rating, most strikes). Koji Uehara (45), a daily sports critic who scrutinized both pitchers, praised Chiga’s comprehensive strength beyond the power throw. The army has risen to the super-orthodox school of Pa.

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Even just by looking vaguely at it, it was a match that highlighted Softbank’s strength. So how do you feel when you take a closer look? To be honest, if you look closer, it was a match that made you feel like there was a greater difference in skill between the two teams.

The giant is Kanno and the softbank is Chiga. The right arm representing the Se League and the Pa League, but even when comparing both aces, Chiga’s throwing power surpassed Kanno.

For the first time Kanno’s pitch, I had a bad feeling about second hitter Akira Nakamura’s swing. A kill, straight from the inside corner of 149 km from the 2-1 count, the hit ball fouled next to first base. It’s also a bat count, and it’s a situation where you can swing straight on 1, 2, and 3. I spun straight and fast so as not to miss, but it was a foul that seemed to be slower than I expected.

After all, I hit the fastball in the middle 152 km from the full count and the foul fly on the third base side. However, I just rubbed this ball and couldn’t hit it. The timing was similar to that of the previous foul.

It symbolized the high level of country with many power pitchers. Sugano’s best weapon is a slider with excellent ball control, but his direct power is also first-class in the world. However, looking at the Softbank hitters’ changes, they didn’t seem to be suffering as much and each hitter was swinging dramatically. I felt the strength of being used to playing against powerful pitchers.

On the other hand, the giant hitter was defeated by Chiga’s righteousness. In the third inning, No. 9 Oshiro fouled 7 balls and made him throw 12 balls, but instead of hitting the fair zone, he managed to make a direct free and throw the number of balls, and if it turned into 4 balls, I was lucky. It’s about the content. In the 4th inning, he had a chance of 1st and 2nd base without dying with 2 4 consecutive balls, and the batter was No. 5 Maru.

Two sliders in a row. It’s a situation where you can only hit a fastball, but if you miss, you can hit a ball with a low outside angle and it’s the worst game in gorogettsu. Even though I was aiming directly at one, I was pushed in and couldn’t feel the space to identify the ball.

Chiga’s greatness is not limited to throwing balls. I understand the pitching that I can win.

Immediately after scoring the first goal, in the second inning, he threw to show his strength and made 2 strikes and 3 players. It is a characteristic of a winning pitcher to suppress the inning immediately after scoring with all his might, and the most wonderful thing is to pitch into the head circle. The 159km inside straight corner from the full count was the best ball in the game. As expected, I missed the round and trembled without hands or legs.

It was the result of the fifth batter that the light and the dark were divided by the pitch of the two people. As I’ve already introduced, Kanno continued to beat Kurihara against Chiga, who completely suppressed Maru in the game.

This season, I threw a cut ball and slider on the left-handed hitter’s inside corner to keep it down, but both runs that were hit twice had the inside corner slider inserted loosely. Though he didn’t lead to a goal, he was also hit at second base with a fastball that sweetly entered the inside corner. Both balls were sweet, but hitting this ball from inside angle resulted in six runs.

With 2 kills, 1st, 3rd base and a 2-1 count, he was hit by a fork in the outside corner in left middle and lost 2 points from fatal injury. “Because the inside corner was hit, the outside corner” is the worst pattern, and Kurihara was hit by the outside corner ball.

I didn’t have to force myself to compete with Kurihara. The situation is first and third base, but I don’t want to give additional points. Here, it was better to establish the situation where first base is empty at second and third bases, and note that you can walk with four balls, rather than playing the outside corner game of “Mie Mie.” I think the first and third base situation confused the drums.

The behemoth is walking away from the tense match with a solo V against Softbank, which has won the CS more than the original power difference. I thought it was necessary for the giant to win the first match thrown by Kanno to win the Japan series, but this defeat made it more difficult. (Daily sports critic)

In the top of the sixth inning, Softbank 2nd, 1st, 3rd base and Kurihara are hit by 2 points in a timely manner.  Kanno (photographed by Kenta Yokoyama)
In the top of the sixth inning, Softbank 2nd, 1st, 3rd base and Kurihara are hit by 2 points in a timely manner. Kanno (photographed by Kenta Yokoyama)



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