◆2025 Persol Climax Series Pacific Final Stage Game 3 Softbank 0-6 Nippon-Ham (17th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)
Nippon-Ham The Hiromi Ito pitcher of the was 8 times 5 hit nothing runs, every time 11 strike out win pitcher. On the stand, he exclaimed, "I'm going to win for sure! I didn't think anything of it, so I just shouted "I'm going to win! I didn't think anything of it, so I thought I'd just shout it anyway. The situation will be the same tomorrow, so I hope I can inspire the team.
He became the team's second-highest postseason double-digit strike out record following Darvish in 2006 and 2008, Ohtani in 2014, and Fukushima the day before (16th), and ended the team's five-game losing streak against Softbank in the final series, which began last season. "Both (Tatsu) Kota and (Fukushima) Ren showed great examples, so I pitched carefully and carefully," he said, showing the determination of an ace, not to be outdone by his juniors who pitched well in games one and two.
He also started in the final series against Softbank last season, but gave up 10 hit 4 runs in the middle of the 6th inning, becoming the lose pitcher. "I still haven't forgotten that frustration, and I've been thinking about winning in these types of games day by day, so I'm really happy that the results paid off," he said, showing a sense of fulfillment at getting revenge after a year.
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