Shintaro Fujinami gave up 11 runs ¡ª seven earned ¡ª in 4 2/3 innings on Saturday night. That¡¯s more than he¡¯s ever allowed in his career and, per Daily Sports, more than any Hanshin pitcher has in a single outing.
The loss dropped the second-place Tigers 7 1/2 games behind the Giants in the Central League pennant race.
¡°This was a game we had to win in an important four-game series,¡± Fujinami was quoted as saying by Daily Sports. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry for causing trouble for the team.¡±
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