Beasley, a foreign pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Japanese baseball, earned a win in his first start of the season for the first team. After posting a 0-0 ERA in the second team, Beasley pitched a no-hitter in his first start with the first team.
Beasley started the game against the Yakult Swallows on April 18 at Koshien Stadium in Japan. Over five innings, he allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked two. Hanshin won 1-0.
Allowed a single to center field with two outs in the first inning on two fly balls to center field. Munetaka Murakami was hit by a pitch, 안전놀이터 추천 advancing the runner to second on a wild pitch. Another wild pitch allowed the runner to advance to second before being tagged out at second on the catcher’s throw to second.
In the second,
Murakami gave up a single to center, but struck out Santana and got Osuna to ground out to shortstop to end the inning. In the third, he struck out two and retired the side in order. The fourth inning ended with three batters on two infield grounders and a strikeout. In the fifth inning, he allowed a walk and a single to start the inning, but got the next three outs on swinging strikes to end the inning.
Hanshin scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning when Yusuke Oyama, the No. 4 hitter, lined a single to left field with runners on first and second with two outs. With a 1-0 lead, the Bees turned the ball over to their bullpen in the sixth inning, 안전 슬롯사이트 and Hanshin preserved the one-run lead with a one-inning relief appearance from Kirishiki Ishii and Kera Iwasaki.
Beasley played alongside Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha) for the Toronto Blue Jays in the American big leagues from 2021 to 2022. He signed with Hanshin for $800,000 last year after moving to Japan. Beasley went 1-2 with a 2.20 ERA in 18 games (41 innings) last year. He started six games out of the bullpen.
This year, he has been with the second team since the start of the season.
He has pitched 29 consecutive scoreless innings, including a seven-inning, 12-strikeout no-hitter against Junichi in the Western League on April 10. In seven games with the second team, he has a 0.55 ERA.
Beasley’s number is 99. Same as Ryu Hyun-jin. Coincidentally, Yakult starting pitcher Yahure also wore number 99.
Hanshin manager Okada said, “This is a professional baseball record. The total of 99 + 99 for two starting pitchers will never be broken,” he said with a laugh. Since 2006, Japanese baseball has only given three-digit numbers to developmental players. 99 is the highest number a regular first-team player can wear.
After the game, Beasley said, “I was very excited and it was great to be back in Koshien. The fans were very supportive, 토토사이트 모음 so I was able to pitch confidently and well,” Beasley said of his first win. “The bench was praying and cheering for us to win (after the change), and the defense did a good job of helping us out,” he added.