SoftBank Manager: Hsu Ruo-Hsi 'Lost Some Confidence', Will Be Adjusted in Minor League
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Hsu Ruo-Hsi has been sent to the minor league for adjustment after a recent poor performance. His manager suggested he might have lost confidence, with no set timetable for his return.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei 4th, reporter Hsieh Ching-wen) Japanese professional baseball's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Hsu Ruo-Hsi returned to the first team today to start, pitching 4 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 earned runs, taking the loss. Manager Hiroki Kokubo pointed out that Hsu Ruo-Hsi might have lost some confidence and will be sent to the minor league for adjustment, with no set time for his return, hoping he can return after a comprehensive improvement.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi, pitcher for the SoftBank Hawks, started against the Orix Buffaloes in the first team on April 17th, pitching 1.2 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 earned runs, taking the loss; he was then sent to the minor league for adjustment the next day. Today, he returned to the first team, starting against the Saitama Seibu Lions, giving up back-to-back home runs in the first two innings, with Tyler Nevin hitting two home runs in the game.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi pitched a total of 92 pitches in 4 innings, giving up 14 hits, including 2 home runs, striking out 5, and walking 1, giving up 7 earned runs. His fastest pitch was 157 km/h. He faced Taiwanese hitter Lin An-Ko of the Seibu Lions 3 times, giving up 2 hits; Hsu Ruo-Hsi suffered his 3rd loss in his Japanese professional baseball career, giving up 7 runs in each of his last two appearances, with an ERA of 7.23 after the game.
SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo stated in an interview with Japanese media after the game that Hsu Ruo-Hsi seemed to have lost some confidence and would be sent to the minor league for further adjustment, with no set timetable for his return; he also mentioned that the situation of continuously giving up hits and being unable to stop them in time needs to be discussed with the pitching coach to find the problems, hoping Hsu Ruo-Hsi can return after a comprehensive improvement.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi was visibly distraught after leaving the mound today, with Japanese media describing him as having teary eyes and stating that he was sorry for causing trouble for the team. The SoftBank Hawks ultimately lost the game 2-10. (Edited by: Wu Su-jou) 1150504
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(Central News Agency, Taipei 4th, reporter Hsieh Ching-wen) Japanese professional baseball's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Hsu Ruo-Hsi returned to the first team today to start, pitching 4 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 earned runs, taking the loss. Manager Hiroki Kokubo pointed out that Hsu Ruo-Hsi might have lost some confidence and will be sent to the minor league for adjustment, with no set time for his return, hoping he can return after a comprehensive improvement.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi, pitcher for the SoftBank Hawks, started against the Orix Buffaloes in the first team on April 17th, pitching 1.2 innings, giving up 2 home runs and 7 earned runs, taking the loss; he was then sent to the minor league for adjustment the next day. Today, he returned to the first team, starting against the Saitama Seibu Lions, giving up back-to-back home runs in the first two innings, with Tyler Nevin hitting two home runs in the game.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi pitched a total of 92 pitches in 4 innings, giving up 14 hits, including 2 home runs, striking out 5, and walking 1, giving up 7 earned runs. His fastest pitch was 157 km/h. He faced Taiwanese hitter Lin An-Ko of the Seibu Lions 3 times, giving up 2 hits; Hsu Ruo-Hsi suffered his 3rd loss in his Japanese professional baseball career, giving up 7 runs in each of his last two appearances, with an ERA of 7.23 after the game.
SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo stated in an interview with Japanese media after the game that Hsu Ruo-Hsi seemed to have lost some confidence and would be sent to the minor league for further adjustment, with no set timetable for his return; he also mentioned that the situation of continuously giving up hits and being unable to stop them in time needs to be discussed with the pitching coach to find the problems, hoping Hsu Ruo-Hsi can return after a comprehensive improvement.
Hsu Ruo-Hsi was visibly distraught after leaving the mound today, with Japanese media describing him as having teary eyes and stating that he was sorry for causing trouble for the team. The SoftBank Hawks ultimately lost the game 2-10. (Edited by: Wu Su-jou) 1150504
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