On May 18, GG's Sato and T-Okada appeared on the official Persol Pacific League TV YouTube channel 'Going to Patele on Mondays' and talked about Chiba Lotte Marines & Yuji Nishino pitcher 's pitch after their first win in two seasons.

A mini corner called "GT Runs" where each player chooses the play that decided the outcome. The play chosen by GG Sato was pitcher Nishino's "two seam fastball," who scored his first win in two seasons in the May 14 match against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham.

GG Sato said this two seam fastball had a significant effect on the right-handed hitter, and even the in-form Reyes was locked at 4 At Bat hit that day. In fact, T-Okada, who has faced him before, described it as 'not a two seam fastball with such a big change. I hit normally but it felt like 'Oh, the tip hit.'"

He continued, "Batters go straight and get hit with 'blocked' or 'hit the tip,'" said T-Okada. Thanks to Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's aggressive approach, Nishino pitcher threw 78 pitches during the 9th inning that day, which was also a low pitch count.

When GG Sato asked if he felt like he could hit but couldn't, T-Okada replied, "Yes, I did." He continued, "When I was younger, my fastball was stronger, and my fork was good (I could get struck out). I think we've made minor changes in the past few years, and now the two seam fastball is coming in," referring to the changes in pitch.

Finally, GG's Sato summarized pitcher Nishino's pitch by saying, "The outside slider worked too, and I could use the fork, so I was able to use the strike zone widely." "The two seam fastball of this day was the best," he concluded.

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LIVE Streaming Program 'Monday Goes to Patele'
・Streaming date: Every Monday at 21:00~ (scheduled to stream until October during the season)
・Streaming location: Persol Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Performers: Weekly rotating pro baseball alumni duo
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satozaki)

On Monday, the 25th, Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki are scheduled to appear. Don't miss out!