Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Hsu Juoxi (25) made his third career start at home in Fukuoka Dome today. He pitched a total of 1.2 innings, giving up 2 home runs and losing 7 earned runs before exiting the game. After 2 innings, SoftBank trailed the Orix Buffaloes 1-7, and Hsu is currently the pitcher of record for the loss.
This was Hsu Juoxi's third career start in NPB. He encountered trouble from the beginning. In the first inning, facing the first batter, Munetaka Murakami, he gave up a solo home run on the very first pitch. He then walked Ryoto Watanabe, and after one out, walked Keita Nakagawa. Ota hit a single, scoring another run. In the second inning, Hsu could not regain his composure. He gave up a double to right field to Kenya Wakatsuki, walked Kōtarō Kōbayshi with a four-pitch walk, and after one out, allowed a run on a ground ball, then another run on a single by Keita Nakagawa, followed by a 3-run homer by Ryō Ōta. He then gave up a double to Tomoya Mori and walked another batter on four pitches before exiting the game.
Hsu pitched only 1.2 innings, throwing 60 pitches. He gave up 6 hits, including 4 extra-base hits, 2 of which were home runs. He recorded 1 strikeout and walked 5 batters (4 balls and 1 hit-by-pitch), allowing 7 earned runs. His fastest pitch was 151 km/h. (Edited by Lee Ming-tsung) April 17, 115
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