Game 5 of the "SMBC Japan Series 2025" between Hanshin Tigers and Fukuoka Softbank will be played on October 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Koshien.

Game record: Hanshin Tigers vs. Fukuoka Softbank 1-3

Preliminary Starter
Hanshin Tigers: Kotaro Otake pitcher 16 games, 9 wins, 4 losses, ERA 2.85
Fukuoka Softbank：Kohei Arihara pitcher 14 wins in 26 games (tie for 1st place), 9 losses, ERA 3.03

Lost a close game in the first round, but won comfortably in the second round. They escaped from Game 3 and Game 4 in hostile territory by a single point to clinch the top spot in Japan. Fukuoka Softbank Will they win the top spot in Japan for the 12th time in five years, since 2020?

The starter Kohei Arihara pitcher The first game of the Japan Series, the first game of the season, was a 6 inning, 90 pitch, 6 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 2 runs game, and also a lose pitcher game. Will he pitch well in mound the next four days? Against Hanshin Tigers starter Koutarou Otake pitcher, he got a white star against the Hawks in the "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Interchange Game 2025" on June 21 with 1 hit no walk Hit by Pitch no runs in the middle of the 6th inning.

Of note on the batting lineup are the following Hotaka Yamakawa The players. He hit a Home Run in three consecutive games from Game 2, tying a Japan Series record. hitter Can he hit a shot that will rewrite history and lead his team to the top of the Japanese Series? Yuki Yanagita The player continues to do well in the series 16 At Bat 8 hit.