Professional baseball pitcher Kaima Taira of Seibu achieved a new record for 35 consecutive games in the Pacific League by holding down one inning in nine innings tonight at the Rakuten match held at MetLife Dome. ..
Pitcher Taira scored no goals in 34 consecutive games on the 20th, and was marked by Kiyoshi Toyoda of Seibu in 2003, 18 years ago, and Motoki Higa of Orix in 2014, seven years ago. It was lined up in the record of no runs in consecutive games.
And tonight, he went up to the mound as the second person in the 9th inning of 2-0 at the Rakuten match held at his home base, MetLife Dome.
Pitcher Taira reached the pinch of first base and third base with an error and a hit from the two-out, but hit the fifth batter to the first grounder and set a new record in the Pacific League with no runs in 35 consecutive trials.
Pitcher Taira is 21 years old from Okinawa prefecture.
With a straight of 160km at the fastest and a sharp changing ball, he won the rookie of the year with 33 holds in 2nd place in the league last season.
This season, the fourth year, he has won 1 win and 8 saves and has 21 holds at the top of the league, and has been appointed as a member of the Japan National Baseball Team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Pitcher Taira has also updated his own record of no runs in consecutive games since the opening, and 15 years ago in 2006, Kyuji Fujikawa of the Hanshin Tigers marked 38 consecutive games of no runs in the professional baseball record. did.
Taira “I wasn’t particularly nervous”
Pitcher Taira said, “I wasn’t particularly nervous today because I was on the mound with the same feeling no matter how many games I threw. When there was a runner in the scoring position, I switched to myself saying,’If you hit, you’ll get points.’ I put it in and threw it, but today the support of the fans reached the mound. I got a bigger applause for each ball than usual, and it was very helpful. “
Seibu Toyoda Coach “I’m really happy”
Seibu’s coach Kiyoshi Toyoda said that Kaima Taira broke his own Pacific League record 18 years ago in 2003, saying, “I think it’s natural for Taira. Like Masuda and Garrett. Since I am a proud member of my bullpen team, I trust in every game and send it to the mound. I want you to continue to show off throws that will earn you even more trust. I think that you are in a position to expect that, so I will do my best. As the same reliever, I’m really happy that Taira, who we met at Lions, set a new record. “
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