Hideki Kuriyama.

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[Reporter Gong Naiyu/Comprehensive Report] The Japanese team promoted the 21-year-old Sasaki Ryoshi to start in the semi-finals of the classic match, and promoted a young pitcher to fight against the US team in the championship game. The supervisor Hideki Kuriyama returned to China last night and appeared on the TV show Disclose the decision-making process.

The Japanese team sent Shohei Otani and Darvish in the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Sasaki Rōji and Yamamoto Yushin were sent. Hideki Kuriyama said that of course there will be some opinions that it would be very difficult to use Otani and Darvish in the quarter-finals. Wasteful, "But if you lose, it's gone. These 4 are the most proud starters in Japan. I want to arrange 2 or 2 to attack and grab them."

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Kuriyama Hideki also explained that it is generally believed that Sasaki and Yamamoto each share the semifinals and the championship game. If they play in the same field, they will definitely win for the team, and at this time (the top four) should (all press) win or lose.”

As for why Sasaki took the lead and Yamamoto Yushin served as the second starter?

Hideki Kuriyama said that the second pitcher was not prepared well, and he didn’t know when he would play. “Yushin has been a relay, has experience, and has accumulated a certain number of games, so I let Long Xi pitch first. In fact, my original expectation was , the two can pitch to 8 innings."

In the championship game, Ima Yongsheng was finally promoted to the starting lineup. What attracted attention was that the 22-year-old Shouzheng Togo and the 20-year-old Hiroto Takahashi took over from him. In the most tense stage, such a young pitcher was promoted. , is considered quite bold for scheduling.

Hideki Kuriyama pointed out that Ima Yongsheng was very good in the conference, but he was very nervous in the meeting before the game. "In fact, all the people are very nervous, whether they are young or experienced pitchers. If this is the case, then send the ball powerfully. A young pitcher with a higher probability of throwing better results."

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