Yesterday, RHP Ryota Igarashi pitched to four batters in the ninth inning, he struck out one hitter, walked one, and did not allow a run during a win against the Braves in Tradition Field.
…i have seen his splitter and his curve ball, though he didn’t use it during the game, and they can be pretty nasty, bouncing off the plate… and so, if he commands his fastball like he did yesterday, plus uses those other pitches, he’s going to be a solid solution for that eighth-inning, set-up guy…
“I mostly used the fastball,” Igarashi said following the game. “I would like to use the splitter more. This wasn’t my normal pitching. A lot had to do with being a little nervous coming in.”
To read quotes from Igarashi, as well as post-game comments from his catcher yesterday, Shawn Riggans, read Adam Rubin’s report for the Daily News.
세론 씨가 보기에는 시범경기 이가라시의 투구가 괜찮았나 보군요. 커브와 스플리터가 내스티했고 플레이트 근처에서 움직임도 좋아 보였답니다. 어제 투구 정도라면 8회에 솔리드한 불펜 요원이 될 것 같다고.
근데 정작 이가라시 본인은 인터뷰에서 변화구는 평소만 못했다고 얘기한 모양입니다.
