Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), who started the season late due to an injury, rebounded with three hits a day. After his return, it was a performance that was enough to shake off his sluggishness with 2 hits and 7 strikeouts in his first 3 games. Suzuki tilted his head, saying, “I’m only striking out, so I don’t know the feeling of hitting yet.”
On the 18th (Korean time), in the match against the Oakland Athletics held at the Oakland Coliseum in California, USA, Suzuki came out as the 4th hitter in right field and scored 3 hits in 5 at bats. His batting average jumped from 0.154 to 0.278.
Prior to this game, Suzuki was 2 hits and 1 walk in 13 at-bats and struck out 7 times in 3 games. He struck out twice in the game on the 18th, but instead contributed to the team’s big victory by getting hits in all other at-bats. He also posted an RBI.
The first hit came in the third inning with two outs on first and second base. 1 RBI, timely hit to call in Nico Horner. This hit became the final hit. Suzuki added hits in the fourth and eighth to complete his first three-hit game all season.
After the game, Suzuki was asked about the feeling of hitting in an interview with reporters, and said, “I can’t understand because I’m only striking out.” He doesn’t seem to have noticed a dramatic change with 3 hits a day. Still, regarding the fact that his three hits led to a large number of points, he replied, “I tried to go actively because it was an opportunity. I am satisfied with the result.”
He also said, “I am going through various trials and errors. I am fighting desperately every day,” and “I will try desperately tomorrow as well.” 온라인카지노
Regarding the meeting with Shintaro Fujinami, a motive for joining the pro team from Auckland, he said, “It’s a relationship we met in the Central League (Japan Professional Baseball). We won’t meet in this series, but I think it would be nice if we worked hard together.”
Suzuki was sidelined due to a side injury ahead of the WBC held last month. He also failed to participate in the WBC, and his regular season appearance only came on the 15th.
Meanwhile, the Cubs started their winning streak by beating Oakland 10-1 thanks to Suzuki’s 3-hit performance and Ian Happ’s (3 RBIs) and Patrick Wisdom’s (4 RBIs)’s 7 RBIs. Starter Hayden Wesneski overwhelmed the Oakland lineup with 1 run in 7 innings.