Kosei Yoshida fell flat Sunday in his first start at historic Koshien Stadium since the 2018 national high school championship final, taking the loss in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 8-3 interleague defeat to the Hanshin Tigers. In 2018, Yoshida pitched unheralded Kanaashi Nogyo High School to the final of the tournament, where he surrendered 12 runs in a 13-2 loss. The fourth-year right-hander fared just a little better Sunday, allowing four runs over three innings to fall to 1-1 on the season. Hanshin's Yusuke Oyama provided the big blow with a three-run third-inning homer as the Central League's...
