Hirano Keiichi. (File photo, taken by reporter Lin Zhengkun)
[Reporter Luo Zhipeng/Taoyuan Report] CITIC Brothers made three fielding errors or flaws in eight games yesterday, and was reversed by Lotte Momozaru, eventually losing 5:6. Before today's game, Brothers head coach Hirano Keiichi emphasized that before three fielding errors or flaws in a single game, the more important thing is that the pitcher failed to stabilize the game and defend the victory. This is the biggest problem.
Yesterday, in the 7th inning, the brothers scored 3 runs to take a 5:0 lead. In the next half of the inning, the foreign pitchers beat the Cavaliers and Lin Hongyu hit a 3-run home run. In the 8th inning, the brothers replaced Yu Qian on the board. Lotte actively attacked and Cheng Jin and Liao Jianfu hit hits. , Lin Zhenghua's bunt allowed Yu Qian to accidentally pass to first base, but no runners were caught. With no outs and the bases loaded, Wick hit a high fly sacrifice bunt to recover 1 run. Liang Jiarong made another error by second baseman Yue Donghua to tie the game.
Then Lin Hongyu hit a fly ball to right field, and Zeng Songen missed the ball after catching the ball. Even though he quickly made up for the second base, Lotte still ran back to lead the score. The final record showed that Lin Hongyu sacrificed the fly ball and scored 1 point ahead. In the end, Lotte won by 1 point.
Hirano Keiichi said that the 5-point gap has been drawn in the 7th inning, which has caused great harm to the opponent. The pitcher cannot defend it. This is the biggest problem of the team at present. "Let's look at what happens in the 8th inning. The first is the two-run gap. How should we defend it? The pitcher is hit by two hits first. Assuming that the bunt fielding is flawless and there are people on second and third base with one out, we can give the opponent 1 point and enter the 9th inning with a 1-point lead. This is what we should do."
Hirano Keiichi further pointed out that when no one is out and there are people on first and second base, there must be such a script in the mind. This is a matter of course. Then there will be bunts that cause fielding flaws. Everything starts from this play. With no one out and the bases loaded, it will put a lot of pressure on the field. The team has scored 5 runs in the first 7 innings, and the opponent has to score 6 runs to win. This part also needs to talk about Yue Donghua's mistakes or Zeng Songen's fielding flaws. This part is incomprehensible. "Why do we have a bullpen victory team?"
Hirano Keiichi emphasized that it is not about who is at fault or who is responsible. Starting from the 7th inning, the team must get 9 outs. In order not to lose these 6 points, how can we get these 9 outs? We must think about this matter, "We have been repeating the same mistakes. Our fielding centered on shooting has not improved at all. How many points do we need to score to win? I have always emphasized the importance of winning in the tug-of-war. How to get the number of outs is not enough."
Hirano Megumi has always said that the team's pitching strength is relatively weak and must be strengthened. The most important part of baseball is pitching. The team's winning team's bullpen pitchers are really too weak.
