NPB Inter League: Hawks 2 vs 3 Swallows
Livan Moinelo delivered a historic performance against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Meiji Jingu Stadium. Moinelo pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and striking out 18 batters—a new franchise record and the highest number of strikeouts by a foreign pitcher in NPB history. Despite his dominant outing, the Hawks lost the game 3–2 in extra innings.
Innings Pitched (IP): 8.0
Pitches Thrown: 117
Batters Faced: 28
Hits Allowed (H): 3
Runs Allowed (R): 0
Earned Runs (ER): 0
Walks (BB): 2
Strikeouts (SO): 18
Home Runs Allowed (HR): 0
Decision: No Decision
ERA: 1.30
https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/63965134.html
https://www.mlb.com/player/livan-moinelo-661267?stats=career-r-pitching-minors&year=2024
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