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(Reuters)

[Reporter Gong Naiyu/Comprehensive Report] Shohei Otani of the Japanese team in the classic game played two swords in the top 8 today. He retired with 2 points in 4.2 innings. The team led the Italian team 4:2.

Shohei Otani had trouble with the ball in 5 innings. He had 2 touches in a single inning and was knocked out with 1 hit.

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Fletcher is the younger brother of Otani's Angel teammate David. When he was asked at the press conference yesterday, "What kind of player is Otani?", he responded quite domineeringly, "I don't know, it's just to score, it doesn't matter who shoots. "Today he knocked Otani out.

Shohei Otani threw a total of 71 pitches, received 4 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and 2 points. The fastest ball speed was 164 kilometers, only 1 kilometer away from tying the career fastest.

Although Otani failed to pitch 5 innings, Atsuki Inaba, who is the Japanese broadcasting unit today, pointed out that when talking about Otani's strikeout with a finger ball, he said that fans should think why they swung when they saw the hitter swing the ball to dig sweet potatoes. With this kind of ball, "you will know how far the ball falls, how fast the ball is straight, and the trajectory of the ball is similar. The hitter will think it is a straight ball, which is impossible to hit."

Dominic Fletcher comes up clutch



Italy cuts the deficit in half!



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