◆2025 Persol Climax Series first baseman First Stage Game 2 Nippon-Ham 5-4 Orix (12th, Escon F)
Orix Hiroya Miyagi pitcher started and left the mound in the shortest three innings of the season (excluding relief appearances), 5 hit 3 runs and 5 strike out. He went down mound while defending a one-run lead, but in the 8th inning, 3rd runner Iwasaki gave Reyes a come-from-behind 2-run hit over the right from 2nd base with 2 outs. After changing his number to 18 and finishing his year as an ace, he bit his lip, saying, "I think the reason for the defeat was that I couldn't throw as a starter.
In the second inning, just after receiving support from the other team, they allowed Mizutani to hit a timely single to center field to tie the game, and in the third inning, after taking a three-point lead, they gave up a two-run triple to Kiyomiya Yuki. "It wasn't that bad, but I pitched it too softly and walked Hit by Pitch. Those were the reasons we gave runs..." he said, reflecting on his performance.
Having experienced being number one in Japan in his third year in 2022, he said, "It's been a really frustrating season. As long as we can finish with a win, it's fine, and I don't think there's a better season than that, so I want to play this season as long as possible." He expressed his determination to grow twice as much and make the most of his seventh year.
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・ [Pacific League CS] Orix 's Taisuke Yamaoka, who lost in the series, is considering free agency. "It just ended, so I'm not thinking about it at all." He is working hard as a relief pitcher in his ninth season this season.
