Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning and was struck by a comebacker in his spring training debut for the Houston Astros on Thursday against the New York Mets. Imai allowed a leadoff single to Marcus Semien, whose sharp hit ricocheted off the pitcher's lower right leg and went into foul territory. Imai was checked by an athletic trainer and stayed in the game. "That was not what we wanted to to see. But, you know, he came back and got out of that inning, 10 pitches, up to 95 (mph)," Astros manager Joe Espada said. "He looked really good out there." Imai finished...

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