Yakult’s Keiji Takahashi pitches 112 pitches for 5th win “I made a big mistake” Murakami’s deception gets the stadium excited – Sponichi Sponichi Annex Baseball

Yakult pitcher Keiji Takahashi (27) gave up no runs in the seventh inning. He earned his fifth win of the season with 112 pitches.

They have lost three games against DeNA since last season, and they lost two games last season. That’s why it was such a big win, and in an interview with Hero, he said with a smile, “In the matches against DeNA, I was always beaten and I was beaten right away , and so today, each one of us went in as hard as we could with the intention of putting up a long hotel.”

Although he got help from the lineup with three runs in the third inning, Murakami said, “Mune (Murakami) made a big mistake,” referring to Murakami’s two early errors. It drew laughter from the fans packed into the stadium. He then expressed gratitude for his junior No. 23’s two-run performance, saying, “I thought he was going to hit a home run, so I was glad he did.”

That day, many of the balls he hit went into the third base line, and he looked back with a grim smile and said, “I was told on the bench to stop, but after that I defended well, so I think. it was a good thing.”

It ended the team’s losing streak and has won two in a row for its fifth win. “There were tough times when I wasn’t getting results, but I managed to put in long innings, so I think it was a good thing,” he said proudly of the role. as a beginner.

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