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25 May 2024
Shosei Togo's Historic 123-Pitch No-Hitter Leads Giants to Victory

Shosei Togo's Historic 123-Pitch No-Hitter Leads Giants to Victory

 

A right handed thrower Shosei Togo pitching for the Yomiuri Giants made a remarkable performance that enabled him to gain the 101st no hitter trademarked in Japanese professional baseball league history. Togo was at his best absolutely through and through when he scored a spectacular 1-0 soccer victory against the already disciplined Hanshin Tigers on Friday. This feat just went down in the annals of my little league’s history and it sure made my name ring in the annals of the sport. Togo’s abilities and determination reflected within this play, showing composure, desire and contributing immensely to the Giant’s win, although slender as it were. What makes the game so memorable is that he was able to completely dominate the plate with each and every pitch so that the Tigers’ hitters stood no chance at all, not to mention the fact it set a significant precedent for both Japanese baseball and Murakami’s future.

 

Starting his 123-pitch marvel at the Koshien Stadium, a ground outside Osaka, the 24-year-old Togo was simply out of argument, permitting only three runners. Because of these errors, two of runners were able to make it to the plate and confirm Togo’s prowess on the mound. This should have been the case in one of the Central League games where he went to the course without issuing any walk and leaving five of the opponent players fuming and frustrated after being sent to the dugou. He didn’t really misfire at any stage throughout the match and his commitment level didn’t dip for a single second therefore he was fully in charge from start to finish.

 

 

This was the first no-hit game in Japan since Sep. 9, 2023 when facing a Lotte Marines, when currently a rookie with LA Dodgers, had two no-hitters with Orix Buffaloes. Thus, only after achieving such a display of pitching mastery has Yamamoto set the bar that Togo’s performance now mirrors. We all waited for long for another no-hitter to happen in Japan baseball, but with Togo’s performance, the game is revived, making me remember pretty much about Yamamoto’s.

 

 

"It feels great now after being relieved of that pressure," Togo said. "I told myself to go for nine more outs after six innings."

 

"I'm glad I got this done. I'll give this no-hitter ball to my parents. We wanted to take the opener of the last three-game series before interleague play."

 

Oyokawa, now at zero wins and one loss, submitted after Yuta Izuguchi came up with only game winning single. Lightning ran through the stadium and from its cracks emerged the Yomiuri Giants’ important hit and the tension of this thrilling neck-to-neck game. Suddenly, during that important situation, Oyokawa who rarely appeared as pinch hitter was forced into the game and tanked and Izuguchi’s timely stroke clinch the game for the Giants.

 

 

However, during all this Pacific League, Roki Sasaki (4-2) was teaching the Lotte Marines pitching. He went out for seven innings and was quite impressive by striking out eight batters while allowing for only one run. Authoritatively taking charge of the game as his team’s pitcher, Sasaki steered his team to a tightly contested 3-1 beating, and blanking the league-leading SoftBank Hawks. His great performance with precise aim work laid the foundation for the Marines’ triumph. Through Sasaki’s effective pitching and his fellow Lotte players’ appropriate batting, an entertaining day of baseball was provided and exhibited the team’s spirit and ability of the Lotte team.

 

 

 

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