Angels @ Astros, Match 29, 2026. Imai’s Debut

Peña back in the lineup, in the leadoff spot. Paredes at 2B.

Let’s even this series up!

Imai getting the shit squeezed out of him. He’s an Astro already.

Walks the first batter he faces.

Three pitch strikeout of Trout. Trout challenging strike three, but it clearly is. Yep, first career strikeout.

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How do you say ponche in Japanese?

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Sit down, meat/trout?

Sanshin!

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Another walk to Schanuel

swinging (karaburi sanshin) or looking (minogashi sanshin)

Sanshin!

https://www.reddit.com/r/NPB/wiki/vocabulary/

Going to get some good use out of this

Was just wondering, has Vazquez worked with Japanese pitchers before?

Ground ball ends the first

Imai threw 25 pitches, the Angels swung at two of them

No score.

Excellent.

Also, for GARM purposes, “dick stepping” = “fumitsuke”, and “over the top hyperbole” = “oogesa”

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He caught a couple in Boston.

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That’s gotta be a timer violation, right?

Yeah, pitch clock violation.

Yordan draws a 1-out walk

HPU has missed five pitches already.

Paredes pops up to SS

Yordan to 2B on a wild pitch