◆ SMBC Japan Series 2025 Game 3: Hanshin Tigers 1-2 Softbank (28th, Koshien)
The third round of the SMBC Japan Series 2025 was held in Koshien, with Softbank coming from behind to win against Hanshin Tigers to improve to 2-1. He carried runner in scoring position in 7 inning, and even in defense, he made 2 errors and 1 catch. It was a series of pinches, but starter Liván Moinelo pitcher (29) threw 1 runs in the 6th inning in the best ERA confrontation with Hanshin Tigers Hiroto Saiki pitcher (26). From the 7th inning, the relief team also struggled. He did not step on the home plate and won the game by one run.
I endured, endured, and endured. After the 4th inning, he inning 6 consecutive runner in scoring position, but did not runs. Softbank escaped a numb one-point deficit in a completely away Koshien. "It was a series of pinches, so I feel like I really ran away," said Coach Kokubo, whose expression was exhausted like a lose general.
Ace left-hander Moinelo runs one run in the sixth inning. From the seventh inning onwards, Fujii, Matsumoto Yutaka, and Sugiyama, the trio that Hawks fans call the "Kiju Trio," held on to the one-run lead. In particular, in the seventh inning, after Yamakawa's error allowed the first batter to reach base, Fujii overcame a major crisis with one out and a runner on third base after a stolen second base and a missed pitch by the catcher. "He hit a good spot," he said, struck out out Chikamoto and Nakano in succession with fork. "We managed to win. It's all thanks to Fujii, isn't it?" praised the manager. "If they can beat us, we can just accept it and accept it," he said, citing the relief trio's powerful pitching as the main reason for the win.
In the 6th inning, Imamiya, the first Japan S starting line-up player to make a super big play to save the day. With two outs and runners on first and second, he perfectly timed his jump catch on Sakamoto's hit behind the batter's box. The team had two blunders and a number of unrecorded errors, but the 34-year-old great was exceptional. 'He managed to get it in the glove box. pitcher The team worked hard and we were able to win. In 2002, when we won Japan's No. 1 championship, we played the same Koshien exchange game. The beautiful move that he catch made in the air when he hit a ball off his back catch is also a story to be told.
Since Imamiya joined the team in 2010, The Hawks have been crowned Japan's best seven times. Their tradition is to play defensive baseball and win. After a losing start, they persevered and took the first win on the road. They're one step closer to becoming Japan's best team for the first time in five years. (Shimao Koichiro)
[Recording Memo]
▼77% chance of victory: Softbank win the third game, even though they were trailing 1-1. Teams that have won their second game after being trailing 1-1 in the Japan Series have won 27 of the past 35 games, with a 77% chance of victory. Teams that have won two games in a row after a loss, like Softbank have won 20 of the past games, with 15 victories and a 75% chance of victory. In the past, Softbank has won to make it 2-1 four times: in 1955, 1999, 2014, and 2018. They have been champions of Japan three times, except for 1955.
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