松坂と比べられる井川

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Alex Rodriguez made the New York Yankees forget Kei Igawa's forgettable debut.

Igawa left after five mediocre innings trailing 7-3.

Two days after Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven dominating innings to win his debut for the Boston Red Sox, Igawa started hearing boos after his 12th batter. He failed to string together a 1-2-3 inning and gave up seven runs, eight hits, three walks, a hit batter and two home runs, a performance that left him with a 12.60 ERA.

New York paid $26 million for Igawa's rights and signed him to a $20 million, five-year deal, just after the Red Sox bid $51 million for Matsuzaka and agreed to a $52 million, six-year contract. While Matsuzaka is viewed as an ace, Igawa is a back-end of the rotation pitcher.

"He really can't concern himself with some other team and some other pitcher," Yankees manager Joe Torre said before the game. "Hopefully, he's not doing the comparing as much as maybe people in Japan or the media."

While Dice-K throws 95 mph and has a commanding array of pitches, Igawa topped out at 91 mph and usually was around 89.

"I'd like to believe that both of them have pitched long enough to understand what they're comfortable doing," Torre said.

Hideki Matsui, the Yankees' other Japanese player, left in the fourth inning with a strained left hamstring.

Igawa made it four wipeouts in a row for the Yankees' starting rotation, with Carl Pavano, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina also failing to win. New York's starters have allowed 22 runs -- 19 earned -- and 28 hits in 17 1/3 innings for a 9.87 ERA. If they don't improve, the Yankees could step up efforts to sign Roger Clemens or call up top prospect Phil Hughes.

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松坂（５１＋５２）百万ドル、井川（２６＋２０）百万ドル
松坂はエース、井川はローテーション投手の尻尾
松坂９５マイル、井川９１マイル

だが、トーレ「井川は他の選手のことは全く気にしない性格」、
ヤンキースは、パバノ、ペティット、ムシーナ、井川と４人続けて、先発投手が勝てない。

井川には運がある。次の試合は大いに期待できる。