"Once they start hitting, they're unstoppable" says Nippon-Ham Ham manager Shinjo! The reason behind the team's 15 consecutive no-bunt batting lineups, a first in history!

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2025.4.16(水) 06:25

6回1死満塁、吉田の走者一掃となる勝ち越し三塁打で生還し喜ぶ(左から)石井、レイエスら(カメラ・越川 亙)

Nippon-Ham The game was over after the fifth inning, and they were behind by three runs. But in the sixth inning, hitter 12 men, six hit including four straight hits, the onslaught of eight runs scored, including two blunders by the opponent, turned the tables win on Lotte. The commander said, "This is The Fighters the way it is. We can't stop hitting once we get going. No bunt was sent off on the day, and this was the first time baseball that 15 consecutive games sacrifice bunt have been without a bunt since the opening day of the season. The team has won seven straight games in hostile territory, one short of the record baseball set by the top Orix team on March 13, and one short of the eight straight wins in hostile territory since the start of the season.

The "no bunt batting line" swallowed up the Lotte pitcher. They were silent against starter Taneichi with only three hit and no runs until the fifth inning, but they made a comeback in the sixth. The manager testified, "Rather than trying to connect with the team behind them, they were focused on the ball at the plate." After the Rakuten game (Rakuten Mobile) on the 9th, which they win with 17 hit eight runs, he explained, "Isn't there no need to bunt? A batting line that hits and connects. I think it will connect more than giving up one out for free." Of course, they will also practice bunting, and may give a sign if the situation requires it. However, right now, they have confidence in their batting line, which has recorded 61 runs, second in the league.

There was also solid evidence: with a one-run lead in the sixth inning and one out bases loaded, Yoshida was substituted for Narama as the ninth hitter man. sweep Yoshida decided the game by hitting a triple of 1-0. The commander said, "Substituting for Narama in important situations is catcher. He has a lot of options and is able to split up his pitches. When I asked Yoshida about it, he said, 'I didn't want to use bases loaded and Hit by Pitch, so I put it on the outside straightaway. Yoshida also looked back on the hit to right-center, saying, "I took the plunge and hit it as hard as I could.

In the ninth inning, Kiyomiya Yuki hit his second solo home run since the opening game, stopping the losing streak at two. Manager Shinjo said modestly, "It was just that one inning," but once they get going, the Ham Fighters' batting line is unstoppable and doesn't need to bunt, making them a threat to Pacific League. (Haruki Kawakami)

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"Once they start hitting, they're unstoppable" says Nippon-Ham Ham manager Shinjo! The reason behind the team's 15 consecutive no-bunt batting lineups, a first in history!