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Even without a pitcher like this, Japan won the World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Japanese right-hander Kodai Senga, 30, of the New York Mets, put on a “KKKKKKKKKK show” against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are looking to win the World Series.바카라사이트
Senga took the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y., on Sept. 16.
The result: six innings, four hits, two walks, and one run. He also struck out nine. However, the win was irrelevant, as he left the game with the score tied 1-1. The Mets lost the game 1-5. The Dodgers were stymied by Senga’s performance, but managed to rally with four runs in the eighth and ninth innings.
Senga started the strikeout parade in the top of the first, striking out Freddie Freeman on three pitches with a 97 mph (156 km/h) four-seam fastball with the bases loaded. After getting Will Smith to ground into a shortstop-to-second-to-first base double play to end the first inning, Senga got David Peralta on a 97 mph fastball and Jason Heyward on an 82 mph (132 km/h) forkball with one out in the top of the second.
Senga gave up his first run in the top of the third inning when he threw a 98 mph (158 km/h) four-seam fastball to Mookie Betts for a leadoff solo home run, but that would be his first and last run of the night. After retiring Smith on an 81 mph (130 km/h) forkball to end the inning, Senga retired three straight batters in the top of the fourth, striking out both Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez, and continued his momentum in the top of the fifth, retiring Hayward and James Outman in order.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Senga struck out Martinez on an 85-mph forkball, then caught Peralta’s grounder and “handed it off” to catcher Francisco Alvarez to end the inning by throwing out Betts at home plate. Senga, whose fastball topped out at 98 mph, was replaced by Brooks Reilly in the top of the seventh with 103 pitches remaining.
Although he didn’t get the win, Senga, who is cruising to a 7-5 record with a 3.20 ERA in 95⅔ innings pitched in 17 games this season, has been particularly explosive with his fastball, which has struck out 122 batters.
Last March. Senga was making his first major league start of the year, forgoing the WBC. Nevertheless, Japan won the WBC, cementing their place atop the world baseball podium. With so many great pitchers like Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels), Darvish Yu (San Diego Padres), and Roki Sasaki (Chiba Lotte Marines), it was hard to notice Senga’s absence. Japan’s power was “all-time great”.