Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, who plays for Triple-A in the American minor leagues, has struggled with his pitches again. For the second game in a row, he was pulled after giving up multiple runs with only one out. His season ERA soared to 15.88.
Fujinami took the mound in the sixth inning of an 8-4 win over the Triple-A Columbus Clippers (affiliated with the Cleveland Indians) at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sept. 29.
The first batter he faced, Jose Tina, singled up the middle. He got Lorenzo Cedrola to fly out to left field, but Dom Nunes walked straight up the middle. He walked Reynel Delgado on a two-pitch, two-strike at-bat and gave up another walk. The bases are loaded. He gave up an RBI single to Danny Schnyman. T.
Trailing 8-6 and with runners on first and third, 안전놀이터 추천 Fujinami was pulled. Reliever Eric Orger got a strikeout and a groundout to end the threat. He allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in ⅓ inning.
Fujinami had his worst outing of the season on April 26 against the Columbus Clippers, allowing six runs (three earned) on six hits, four walks and one wild pitch in ⅓ inning.
Down 1-3 in the eighth inning,
Fujinami loaded the bases with no outs on a walk, hit by pitch, wild pitch, and hit by pitch. He got one out on a short fly ball to center field, but then gave up an error (one run), a hit by pitch (one run), and a walk (one run) before being removed. Reliever Grant Hartwig struck out the side, then gave up a three-run triple to extend the lead to six runs (three earned).
In eight appearances at Triple-A, Hartwig has a 15.88 ERA in one start. In 5⅔ innings, he allowed 13 runs (10 earned) on 13 hits with six walks and seven strikeouts. As you can see from his strikeout numbers, he struggles with his pitches. In 29 innings, he threw 21 pitches for strikes, eight for strikes.
Fujinami was considered a rival of Shohei Ohtani in high school in Japan. He joined the Hanshin Tigers with a 160-kilometer fastball. He won 10 games in his rookie year in 2013, his third straight year with double-digit wins. However, his performance declined afterward, as he struggled with his pitches and his personal life became more controversial.
The gap between him and Ohtani grew wider and wider.
After going 3-5 with a 3.38 ERA in 16 games for Hanshin in the 2022 season, Fujinami signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball.
He made his big league debut against the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani’s organization, and struggled, giving up eight runs in 2 1/3 innings. 토토사이트 순위 He was then moved to the bullpen and traded to Baltimore last July. In 64 games (79 innings) last year, he went 7-8 with a 7.18 ERA, five holds and two saves.
Fujinami signed a one-year, $33.5 million contract with the New York Mets in mid-February and was sent down to Triple-A after struggling in five exhibition games with a 12.27 ERA.