Kuroki Out Until Mid-May

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Lotte's ace pitcher, "Johnny" Kuroki, is healing slower than expected after getting a ground ball come-backer off of his left shin on 4/10, Lotte's only win against the Fighters so far this season. He can now walk on the leg, and play catch, but "[ u ]ntil I can start running on it, I can't pitch."With one out and a 10 run lead over the dreaded Nippon Ham Fighters on 4/10, Kuroki got a come-backer that bounced off of his left shin and to short. Kosaka fielded the ball and threw the runner out, but that was all she wrote for Kuroki. He left the game one out away from becoming the first 4 game winner this season - something that Daiei's Raggio just managed to accomplish last night (4/19).

After giving up 3 runs in the first inning of opening day against the Lions, Kuroki hasn't surrendered another run in the following 28 and 2/3rds innings, making his ERA a league leading 0.91. Lotte's Ono (1.55) and Katoh (2.08) are currently ranked 3rd and 4th in the Pacific League, being a major factor behind Lotte's league leading 3.18 combined ERA.

Get well soon, Johnny!

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