Maybe the Hanshin Tigers are the real baseball Evil empire.
A day after the Japanese team, who plays in the Japanese Professional Baseball League, closed the Cubs of Chicago during an exhibition competition at Tokyo Dome, they did the same Sunday with a 3-0 victory on the defense World Series Dodgers – And their list of almost $ 400 million – in what was the final point of Dodgers before their season opening series here against Cubs.
The tigers were led by a superb departure from the right -hander Hiroto Saiki, a six -year -old NPB veteran with a 2,41 MPM in the Japanese league. In five-sleeves aimlessly, he withdrew seven strikers, starting with the first at-bat of the match against Shohei Ohtani. He did not give up safe before the fifth round, when Max MUNCY Led with only one.
At that time, the Tigers had also withdrawn an advance of 3-0, gracked with a fourth round of Teruaki Sato off the coast of the Dodgers Starter Blake Snell – Trigger a noisy celebration of the heavy contingent of fans of tigers who made the route in the train of 2 and a half years of Osaka.
The Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts was complementary to Saiki and Sato, saying that they both looked like MLB caliber players.
“They clearly showed that they could play at the highest level,” he said.
Snell, which made its last spring outing before a probable departure in the domestic opening of the Dodgers at the Dodger stadium on March 27, started its day with three impeccable rounds, withdrawing its first new strikers while removing five years.
But in the fifth, he published a walk in advance, returned a single, then launched a quick ball high with two strikes that Sato deposited in the seats of the right field.
Tyler Glasnow finished the match with three goalless rounds, abandoning only one blow while withdrawing six.
For the Dodgers, however, the real goal came before the match, when the Second stop Mookie BettsWho is questionable for the opening competitions of the team season Tuesday and Wednesday due to a disease, underwent pre-match exercises.
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On several occasions, Betts looked tired by taking bullets on the ground. After the match, Roberts admitted that Betts “really showed fatigue, it is understandable” when he continues to recover from a disease that prevented him from having no action from spring since March 9.
Asked the probability that Betts be in the programming of the opening day, Roberts did not seem optimistic.
“We really try to be aware not only of the opening day, but not to put it in danger,” said Roberts. “Do not put it in a position where it could potentially be injured.”
Betts is expected to participate in the out -of -day training of Dodgers on Monday. But, noted Roberts, if he continues to show signs of fatigue: “I just don’t think that training staff would feel good about it.”
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
