◆2025 Persol Climax Series Pacific Final Stage Game 2 Softbank 3-0 Nippon-Ham (16th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)
Despite his excellent pitching, there was no smile on his face. Nippon-Ham 's fourth-year right-pitcher, Ren Fukushima, was given the important role of starting for the first time in the CS. Standing at 190cm tall, he tormented opposing batters with fastballs exceeding 150km/h, slider, and fork. After pitching runs through the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second in the eighth, the team switched to Uehara. However, Uehara gave up a three-run home run over the left field wall to Yanagi, resulting in a loss. "It all came down to allowing the leadoff batter in the eighth inning. I'll look at it and reflect on it," he said, lamenting hit to third base that Yamakawa hit.
Even so, strike out Nippon-Ham pitcher recorded double-digit strike out in post season (PO) or Climax Series (CS) was Darvish in the first game of the second series in 2006 (11 strikeouts).
Darvish in the first game of the first series of the 2008 season = 14K
This marks the third and fourth time for Shohei Ohtani to strike out, following his 12 strikeouts in the fifth game of the final stage in 2014. (In 2006, it was not the final stage, but the second stage.) This marks a record that follows in the footsteps of many distinguished predecessors.
He joined the team as the first pick in the 2021 development draft from Hachinohe Nishi, Aomori. He was registered as a controlled player in March last year, and has grown this season, starting in eight games and winning five without a loss. His longest outing of the season was seven innings, and he vowed, "I managed to hang in there. I hope to win next time."
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