From 6pm on October 17th, the third leg of the "2025 Persol Climax Series Pa" Final Stage, Fukuoka Softbank vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, will be held on MIZUHO PayPay Dome.

[Head-to-head record] Fukuoka Softbank (1st place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) 3 wins and 0 losses (including advantage)

【Advance Starter】
Fukuoka Softbank: Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher 23 matches, 12 wins, 6 losses, ERA 2.74
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Hiromi Ito pitcher 27 matches, 14 wins (tied for 1st place), 8 losses, ERA 2.52

Fukuoka Softbank, who made a move to advance to the "SMBC Japan Series 2025", will be mound with Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher starting in the starting lineup. This season, the first year after the transfer, he has appeared in 13 games for MIZUHO PayPay Dome, winning 7 wins and 2 losses, including QS in 11 games. In addition, in August and September, he marked a monthly ERA 1-point range, and has further improved his condition towards the end of the regular season. I want to throw a long inning in this game as well and bring in win to the team.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, who has no left, will start with Hiromi Ito pitcher, who is tied for first place in win numbers. In the previous match on September 9th, he won the white star with a power pitch of 7 innings, 125 pitches, 6 hit no walks, Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 3 runs. He pitched in 7 games in Fukuoka Softbank games this season, with a 3-3 record and a ERA 2.67 ERA. Can the ace's good pitching change the flow of the team? In the batting lineup, Chusei Mannami player "Persol CS Pa" first baseman during the 4 consecutive matches from the hit stage. In 3 of those matches, he scored multiple hit.

Text: Yokazu Sonoda

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