Pacific League Lotte 2-5 Softbank (5th, Zozo Marine)
Softbank win the final game of the season, with pitcher Kohei Arihara earning his 14th win, allowing only four hit one runs (0 earned) in six innings. He now ties Ito of Nippon-Ham-Ham for the most wins. Both pitcher also won the most wins title last year with 14 wins, making this the first time in professional baseball history that the same two pitchers have won the most wins title two years in a row.
Yanagita hit his first solo home hitter as Home Run in the first inning in 11 years, his fourth of the season. An error in the fourth inning tied the game, but with two outs bases loaded in the seventh, Yamakawa hit a grand slam for his 23rd of the season to give the team the lead, giving Arihara the right to be win pitcher. With a four-run lead in the eighth inning, with two outs and runners on first and third, Sugiyama came in to relieve the team. With 31 saves, he tied Seibu 's Taira and clinched his first title.
As of pre-game, Dai Makihara's top hitter, Yanagimachi's highest on-base percentage, and Shuto's most stolen base were decided. pitcher Also decided were Moinello's best ERA, Ozeki's first place in winning percentage, and Hiroshi Matsumoto's best reliever. Pacific League The final game of Rakuten vs. Orix continues, but Softbank is now conclusive that the most eight players in the team's history will win the title.
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・ [Scoreboard] Lotte vs. Softbank
・ [Softbank] Hotaka Yamakawa hits a game-winning bases loaded slam, supporting Kohei Arihara is aiming for the most wins for the second consecutive year.
・ [Softbank] Yuki Yanagita hits home runs in two straight games, his first hitter run in the first inning in 11 years. "I had a good swing."
・ [Today's NPB highlights] If Softbank 's pitcher win wins 14 games, it will be the first time in history that the same two pitchers have won the most games for two consecutive years.
・ [Nippon-Ham] Hiromi Ito: "It's a season I haven't fully accomplished" He's sure to have the most wins strike out, but he didn't get 15 wins, "It's really frustrating"
