◆2025 Persol Climax Series Pacific Final Stage Game 5 Softbank 1-7 Nippon-Ham (19th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Nippon-Ham won a comfortable victory over Softbank, tying the score at 3 wins and 3 losses, putting them in a position to take the lead.

Starting pitcher Ruei-Yang Gu Lin was struggling with a left flank injury, making this his first start since the game Hanshin Tigers on June 3rd (ESCON). He faced Yanagi with two outs and a runner on third base in the first inning, but he got out of the jam by striking him out struck out with a 157 km/h pitch, his fastest pitch of the day, and got back on track.

In the middle of the 5th inning, he pitched 2 hit runs and 6 strike out, saying, "No matter how inning I threw it, I did my best to closer the hitter in front of me and not runs."

After suffering a left internal oblique muscle injury in June, he returned to action as a relief pitcher in September, but was removed from the roster again on the 28th due to poor upper body condition. He only pitched one inning in the Red vs. White game (ESCON) on October 8th, and was a rushed starter, but he said, "I was a bit worried, but the whole team was winning, so I couldn't stop everyone's momentum."

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