先に、筒香選手から、
左ピッチャーに代打で、右フライ。
ホームランを狙って良いところで、
思い切って、振れたなら良い。
で、カズミちゃん、
４回 ２安打 ２奪三振 １ホームランの１失点と、
敗戦投手にはなったが、良かった。
実は、家に、カズミちゃんのサインボールが２個在る。
１個は、レイズ時代に、スタジアムで、
もう１個は、エンゼルス時代に、ホテルで、バッタリ。
ずーっと、１０勝以上を続けていると言ったら、
嬉しそうだった。
また、１０勝して欲しい。
Giants' Kazmir, 37, fine 4 innings in 1st MLB game since '16
Late Friday night, Gabe Kapler called old teammate Scott Kazmir with wonderful news: The veteran left-hander was needed in San Francisco to start the next day.
The Giants called up the 37-year-old Kazmir from Triple-A Sacramento to make his first big league appearance since 2016, when he went 10-6 with a 4.56 ERA over 26 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who just so happened to be his opponent Saturday at Oracle Park.
“It was actually pretty gratifying to be able to deliver that to him and actually through the phone I could tell that he was smiling,” said Kapler, who played with Kazmir for Tampa Bay in 2009.
Kazmir pitched four innings, allowing only one run and two hits. He walked none, struck out two and exited after 55 pitches against the World Series champions in a 6-3 loss.
“This whole day has been a whirlwind to get me here and actually get out and pitch,” Kazmir said. “It was everything I thought it was going to be. The adrenaline was there. Very nervous to start everything, but once I got settled in I felt comfortable and was able to throw strikes and attack hitters.”
Kapler, who was teammates with Kazmir when both were in Tampa Bay, applauded the comeback.
“It’s been a long journey for him and really kind of proud,” Kapler said before the game. “He and I were teammates a long time ago and I know that the journey hasn’t been the easiest one for him. It’s a pretty cool story.”
Highly touted when he was drafted in the first round by the New York Mets in 2002 out of high school in Houston, Kazmir is now with his seventh major league club in 13 years.
A three-time All-Star, Kazmir pitched in independent ball last year, determined to make a comeback.
Plagued by elbow injuries that derailed him in 2011 and had him pitching in independent ball in 2012, Kazmir made 32 starts in 2014 for Oakland and 31 between the Athletics and Houston the next year.