◆SMBC Japan Series 2025 Game 5 Hanshin Tigers vs Softbank (30th, Koshien)
Softbank The game-winning move by manager Hiroki Kokubo ended in a dud: two runs scored with two outs in the seventh inning. He sent Kondo to bat for Dai Makihara, the Pacific League leader hitter of the season, but he missed full count and fell struck out to the ground out to end the scoreless inning.
Due to pain in his left flank, he started from the bench for the third consecutive game at Koshien which does not have a designated hitter system. In the previous night's fourth game, with a two-run lead and two outs and a runner on second base, he came in as a pinch hitter to right field off Hanshin Tigers 's Kirishiki, scoring the crucial third run. This time, he was pinch-hitting for starter Otsu, who had pitched well, allowing no runs in five innings. Manager Kokubo's aggressive tactics for the second consecutive game did not bear fruit.
Kondo returned to the field for the first time since September 26th in this series. He hit the first run in Game 1 at Mizuho PayPay Stadium, and then hit doble in Game 2, which the team won by a landslide with 10 runs, giving him two consecutive RBI.
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