◆SMBC Japan Series 2025 Game 4: Hanshin Tigers 2-3 Softbank (29th, Koshien)

Softbank 's starting pitcher, Ryosuke Otsu pitched well, allowing only three hit and no runs in five innings. "I was confident on mound. I had a few flubs, but overall I think I was able to pull together," he said of his impressive Japan Series debut as a starter.

He started the first inning with three strikeouts. In the second inning, his team took the lead with hit and Walk, putting runners on first and second with two outs, but he got Obata to ground out to the pitcher and got out without giving up a run. In the third inning, his teammate also got an runs and a hit, putting runners on first and third with two hit, but he said, "It was a cut pitch inside, but I was trying to push through it, or rather, throw a strong cut pitch," and he swung his arm and struck out No. 4 hitter Teru Sato with a fly ball to center field.

As hitter in his first at-bat with one out in the third inning, he hit a grounder to shortstop, boasting of his speed and speed, saying, "I can run 50 Walk in under six seconds. I'm confident in my legs," and he used his speed to grab an infield hit, marking his first hit in his first professional at-bat. In his second at-bat in the fifth inning, he walked with one out, and reached base in both at-bats, but he said, "I was a little out of breath, but I tried to stay calm and pitch," and he pitched the whole way without losing his rhythm.

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