Kensuke Kondo had two hit, including a timely hit, and one RBI Suzuki Seiya hit a powerful opening run.<\/p>\n
Pacific League Insight<\/p>\n
March 3, 2026 22:17<\/p>\n
The 2026 World Baseball Classic\u2122 Tokyo Pool presented by DIP training match took place on March 3rd, featuring Hanshin Tigers versus the Japan national team. Let’s take a look back at the players’ performances.<\/p>\n
Seiya Suzuki hit a home run to open the scoring, and Kensuke Kondo had two consecutive hit, including a timely hit.<\/p>\n
Seiya Suzuki, No. 3, came to bat with two outs in the top of the 1st inning. count From 2-1, Masashi Ito pitcher threw the fourth pitch, an outside fastball corner, and swung sharply. The perfect pitch hit a solo Home Run ball into the fifth floor seats in the left field stands. Suzuki also gave up a RBI on a ground ball with one out and three on in the top of the 6th inning, making it 1 hit 2 RBI.<\/p>\n
In the 3rd inning. Sosuke Genda<\/a> Suzuki’s Walk and Yuhei Nakamura’s sacrifice bunt produced an opportunity with one out and two runners on base. Shohei Ohtani grounded out to end the inning with two outs and a runner on third, but the second baseman, Yuhei Nakamura, came up with a brilliant return to the plate. Kensuke Kondo<\/a> Kondo then got a brilliant pitcher return center fielder to the front of the lineup. Kondo also hit a hit single in the third inning.<\/p>\n In the top of the 7th inning, Kazuma Okamoto’s Walk and Masanao Yoshida’s hit created good opportunities, and Shota Morishita’s timely hit added two runs. This game marked a total of 6 hit 5 runs scored.<\/p>\n Four pitcher from Chunichi took to the mound! pitcher allowed only two hit and no runs through the seventh inning.<\/p>\n Starter Hiroto Takahashi pitcher pitched 23 pitches hit 1 Hit by Pitch 3 strike out no runs in 2 innings, and Yumeto Kanemaru pitcher also pitched 31 pitches in 3 innings with 1 hit 1 Hit by Pitch 1 strike out runs. Chunichi 2 pitcher marked 0 on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n