- Bottom of the 9th, Shohei tied it up with a clutch 109.5 mph double in a do-or-die spot
- Yamamoto Yoshinobu struggled with 5 hits and 4 walks allowed, gave up a homer to Hicks but struck out 4
- Kiké's clutch hit in the bottom of the 9th sealed the walk-off comeback, beating the Marlins 5-4
Man, this game was absolute heart attack material
Let's start with our starter Yoshinobu. Honestly, his command was a little shaky today... His velocity was fine — touched 97 mph max — but 4 walks is a bit much, Yoshinobu. 5 hits allowed, and when Hicks took him deep in the top of the 5th to make it 2-4, I literally let out an "ahhh..." out loud. But he still got 4 strikeouts and averaged 91 mph, so it wasn't a terrible day by any stretch. Get 'em next time, buddy!
And then our man Shohei went OFF — 3-for-4
Leading off the bottom of the 1st, he ripped a 98.5 mph single up the middle right out of the gate! This is what I'm talking about — this is why you can't take your eyes off the first inning. Laying off the changeup and squaring it up dead center — you could just tell he was locked in.
In the 3rd he got fooled by a curveball and struck out, then in the 5th he got jammed on a sinker and grounded out... I started thinking "hmm, maybe today's not quite clicking" — and I take that back, sorry Shohei.
Bottom of the 7th, down by 2 with 2 outs and a runner on first, he laces a 106.4 mph single up the middle! That exit velo is bugged out, man. A grounder hitting that hard? Makes no sense.
And then the bottom of the 9th — the legendary at-bat
I was screaming, "LET'S GOOOOO!" With 2 strikes on him, he absolutely punished a slider — 109.5 mph exit velo, 315 feet to right-center for a double! That made it 3-4, just a one-run game.
And right after, Kiké comes through with a clutch hit for the walk-off comeback win! Are you kidding me?! We just flipped a 2-run deficit in the bottom of the 9th! Almost spilled my beer.
Shohei's exit velos today were just nuts
Looking back calmly, his two hits AND the ground ball were all around 100 mph. Every at-bat had real substance. Even the strikeout — he battled deep into the count before going down. More than the batting average, this was one of those "the quality was there" kind of days.
Yoshinobu can get his revenge next start — for tonight, here's to Shohei and the whole team's grit! A gritty home win — teams that can grab games like this one are the real deal!
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