Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassett, who played well against his former team, the Oakland Athletics, looked back on the game.
After taking the mound in the away game against Oakland held at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, USA on the 6th (Korean time), Bassett looked back on the victory (7-1) and his appearance (8 innings, 7 hits, 7 strikeouts, 1 run). .
He said, “I had a good plan and put in a lot of effort behind the scenes,” and said that the preparations led to a good pitch.
On this day, Bassett overcame the crisis with double plays in the first and second innings, and allowed a double to the leadoff batter in the fourth inning, but cruised by leaving bases remaining. He allowed one run for the only time in the seventh inning.
Coach John Schneider said, “This is what he always shows. He pitched efficiently. He recently changed his ball mix a bit and is seeing good results. He praised him, saying, “He is giving a decisive pitch for the team.”
Even though the team’s offense was prolonged in the top of the 7th inning, he continued to pitch. Schneider said, “If there were a lot of pitches, I would have dropped it, but the number of pitches was just right,” and said the reason for continuing to push him.
“If it were in Toronto, he could have warmed up by throwing the ball from behind, but there’s no place for that here,” Bassett said. “But I knew this place well and had similar experiences in the past, so I kept moving my body,” he said, explaining the situation at the time.
He played for Auckland from 2015 to 2021. Last season, when he was a member of the New York Mets, he gave up 2 runs in 8 innings in an away game in Oakland and showed a good performance once again this time.
When asked, ‘Do you feel more adrenaline when playing against your own team?’, he answered, “It just felt the same as usual.”
There was another reason why he felt normal. “There are many people on the staff who were with me in the past, but among the players, there are not many familiar faces anymore. Seth Brown, Tony Kemp, and Jack Neal all had two hits against me today. So, there was nothing that made me more excited,” he continued.스포츠토토
The Athletics are pursuing a move to Las Vegas despite opposition from Oakland fans. As the fans who protested turned away, only 4,751 spectators entered the stadium that day.
When asked if he was worried that his days here were numbered, Bassett said, “I’m only worried about my team winning, not what the Athletics or Oakland are doing.”
With today’s victory, Toronto moved back up to third place in the American League wild card, but there is still a long way to go.
He said, “A lot of people seemed to be panicking and negative articles were pouring in, but I think our players showed maturity. We focused on ourselves no matter how many games we were out of a postseason spot. If we win the remaining series, we will become world champions. We are focused on concentrating on each game to win the entire series. “No matter what other teams do, we just have to focus on our game,” he said, emphasizing his attitude toward competing for rankings at the end of the season.