Despite a fantastic 9-inning no-hitter no-run, he couldn’t become the winning pitcher. In his next game, he pitched a 1-run complete game, yet faced defeat.
Yuuya Yanagi (29), a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Professional Baseball league, is experiencing an all-time run of bad luck.
On the 20th, Yanagi started in an away game against the Yakult Swallows at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. He pitched magnificently for 8 innings, 메이저사이트 기준giving up just 5 hits, 8 strikeouts, and 1 earned run. Barring the one home run he conceded, his performance was nearly flawless.
However, as the Dragons couldn’t muster even a single run, they lost 0-1, recording a complete-game loss. Yakult’s starting pitcher, Sisneed, clinched a shutout victory, allowing only 4 hits and striking out 5 over 9 innings.
In the first inning, Yanagi quickly retired the side with two strikeouts. In the second, after delivering a high fastball on the first strike to Santana, he allowed a solo home run that barely cleared the right-field fence. That was the only run he conceded that day.
In the third inning with a runner on first and one out, he ended the inning with a double play grounded to the second baseman. In the fourth, with a man on first, he got the inning’s outs from a fly to right field and a grounder to third base. Both the fifth and sixth innings ended in three-up, three-down fashion. Though he allowed a hit in the seventh, he finished the inning without any damage. By the end of the seventh, Yanagi had thrown 102 pitches, but he went on to pitch the eighth, ending it with consecutive strikeouts.
In the top of the ninth, the Dragons created a tying chance with a leadoff single and another hit, putting runners on first and third with one out. However, they couldn’t capitalize as Viciedo hit a short fly to right field, preventing the runner on third from tagging up. The fourth batter, Seiya Hosokawa, ended the inning with a flyout to center, sealing the 0-1 defeat.
Japanese media reported, “In the 5 games Yanagi pitched in the latter half of the season, he received no run support for 34 consecutive innings.” Social media comments echoed sentiments such as, “It’s a cruel story to pitch a 9-inning no-hitter and not win,” and “Someone help Yanagi out.”
On the 13th, Yanagi started against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Over 9 innings, he allowed only 2 walks and 1 hit-by-pitch while striking out 5, 토토사이트 순위showcasing a no-hit, no-run performance.
Throwing 121 pitches, Yanagi recorded a ‘9-inning no-hitter no-run’, but the Dragons’ hitters failed to score against three Hiroshima pitchers. Yanagi handed the ball to the bullpen in the extended 10th inning, departing without a decision.
This season, Yanagi has pitched in 19 games, achieving a quality start 12 times and maintaining an ERA of 2.78. Despite this, he has a record of just 3 wins and 9 losses, largely due to a lack of run support. He pitched brilliantly in his outing following the 9-inning no-hitter, throwing 8 innings with just 1 earned run, yet experienced a complete-game loss. He ranks 9th in ERA but is second in most losses.