Hideki Irabu: Second start with Kochi Fighting Dogs
by Gen on Aug.29, 2009 @ 2:08 pm, under Independent
Hideki Irabu started his second game with the Kochi Fighters Dogs against the Nagasaki Saints on Saturday.
He gave up 5 runs on 6 hits (including a homer), 5 walks, and 3 strike outs over 5 innings of work.
Despite the poor outing, Kochi still managed to beat the Nagasaki Saint, 6-5.
Irabu's final line:
5 IP, 25 BF, 90 NP, 6 H, 5 BB, 3 K, 1 BK, 5 R, 5 ER
2009 Totals
| IP | BF | NP | H | BB | HBP | K | BK | R | ER |
| 12 | 57 | 207 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
August 30th, 2009 on 1:55 pm
The home run was to Yuji Nerei, who’s probably played baseball in more places in the world than any other Japanese ballplayer. A friend in Sasebo said it was the best thing ever for the local crowds, getting to see Mr. Independent Leagues hit one off Mr. Comeback.
The important thing was that 1300 people showed up for the game, but unfortunately that’s probably not going to help save the Nagasaki team, sadly.