The rankings changed with consecutive wins and losses.
The first place in the Nippon Professional Baseball Central League has been replaced. The Yokohama Baystars swept the Hanshin Tigers in three consecutive weekend games and took first place. On the last day of the three-game series held at Yokohama Stadium on the 25th, they won 5-3.
After losing 2.5 games, he started 3 consecutive matches and won 3 consecutive wins, bringing down the leader Hanshin. 38 wins, 1 draw, 26 losses, 1st place by half a game difference. It became the sole leader in 43 days after May 12th. They also won 13 consecutive home games against Hanshin and Yokohama.
Yokohama is the winner of this year’s interleague (exchange match). 11 wins (7 losses) in 18 matches. Even after the interleague ended, the good flow continued. This match against Hanshin was the first 3 matches in the league after the interleague was over.
Yokohama has 8 wins (2 losses) in the last 10 matches.
The pitching of the starting pitchers is impressive. Lefty ace Shota Imana won a complete game in 9 innings on the 23rd,
Atsuki Azuma posted a shutout in 9 innings on the 24th. The two players have each completed a complete game twice this season.
On the 25th, Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer threw well. He gave up 7 hits and 3 runs in 6⅓ innings with 114 pitches and became the winning pitcher. The 114 pitches are Bauer’s most pitched in a game this season.
He allowed 2 runs in the top of the 5th inning, leading 3-0. He took three hits and gave up one walk. The scoring support of the other line made Bauer feel at ease. He drew one point each in the fifth and sixth consecutively. Bauer came down the mound after giving up one run on an infield grounder on consecutive hits in the top of the 7th inning, leading 5-2.
Bauer won 4 consecutive wins since the Interleague match against Seibu Lions on June 4th. He made four appearances in June and recorded all-time wins. They are also undefeated in 5 games since the match against Chunichi Dragons on May 27th.
Bauer finished without a home run for the first time in eight games. He recorded 5 wins, 2 losses and an earned run average of 4.04 through the 25th.카지노사이트
Bauer said in a media interview after the game, “I thought I should at least have a no-hit no-run because Azuma Imanagawa pitched a complete game. I felt a pleasant pressure.”