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Matt Chapman hopes to meet another large audience in Auckland on Tuesday night. When he and the Toronto Blue Jays put an end to the four-game skid, he wants his fans to enjoy his fireworks. He opposes athletics for two consecutive days. The
series opener attracted Auckland's biggest spectator of the season on Monday — 24,403 — but was there to see the post-match fireworks rather than returning Chapman to town.
A. Chapman, who spent the first five years of his career in Auckland as part of an off-season fire sale, asked the Blue Jays for four prospects in March, only one of them. (Relief Kirby Snead) is currently on the active roster.
With the exception of Oakland's Ramon Laureano and Stephen Vogt's 5-1 win home run, Chapman struck out after receiving the biggest applause on Monday. It became 3. ..
He has never faced Auckland starter Adrian Martinez (1-1, 6.30 ERA) scheduled for Tuesday.
Chapman spent much of his pre-match time on Monday begging old fans to defend it, hoping for a better day for the franchise looking for a new stadium.
"I think A should stay in Auckland," he said. "I've seen this place full before. They have fans. I think there's more to it than just putting people in the stands. I think it's changed a bit ... no matter what the front office, some people may be dissatisfied.
"But they can get a stadium. Hope they can. They deserve a stadium in Auckland. They deserve a nice stadium where people can come and enjoy baseball. "
Martinez, who made his home debut on Tuesday, said that. I hope to be part of the future.
A 25-year-old right-handed player, acquired from San Diego Padres in April by Sean Manaea's trade, played a role when he threw a 51/3 shutout inning in his debut on May 10. Played. With a 4-1 victory in Detroit.
After that, he returned to a minor and couldn't reproduce his first impression when he returned to Seattle on Thursday. Martinez was bombed 7 runs in 42/3 innings when he lost to the Mariners 8-6.
He has never faced the Blue Jays or faced their batters directly.
Fireworks, Chapman, or both, according to A's starting pitcher Cole Irvin, a large audience also had a positive impact on the series opener's home team.
"Tonight's fans, they were absolutely amazing," he said after eight innings and one run. "Electrical environment. They were on all pitches. And many young people began to experience what this place would look like when sold out. Thank you everyone for coming out."
On the second night of the seven-game journey, the Blue Jays will start Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.74 ERA).
The 31-year-old left-handed player has finished one of the best outings of the season. With a 4-1 victory at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, he made 6 innings, gave up the run with 4 hits, hit 8 and walked 1.
Former Seattle Mariners Kikuchi has nine games to start playing against A, and in these outings the ERA is 3.19, 1-2.
Despite allowing home runs to Chapman, Matt Olson and Mark Canha, he got 1-0 in 4.20 ERA with three starts against A's last season, but who? I'm not in Auckland yet.
– Field-level media
