☆ Seibu vs Softbank (18:00, Belluna Dome) Seibu: Imai, Softbank: Arihara
On the 17th, Softbank lost the game against Rakuten after leading by three points. They are in last place with six wins, nine losses and one draw this season. In Kokubo's first year as manager, they had 91 wins (49 losses and 3 draws) in 143 games. At their fastest, they could have won 100 games in 152 games, but in their second year, they have struggled and have only won six games so far, and have not been able to increase their win total as expected.
The top 100 managers with wins since the two-league system was introduced are:
Number of games supervised (affiliated)
Sadao Yuasa (Mainichi) 159
Kudo Hiroyasu (So) 161
Haruki Ihara (West) 163
The team's pace, which has been the fastest since the two-league system was introduced, has now changed completely. With one loss on the 17th, they now have 97 wins in 159 games (58 losses, 4 draws). They are no longer able to reach the club's fastest record of 161 games played by manager Kudo. However, if they win three games from now, they will be third in the speed record with 162 games. They will want to continue win in order to win their second consecutive championship.
(Other cards)
☆ Yakult vs The Giants (18:00, Jingu) Yakult = Ogawa, The Giants = Akahoshi
☆ Hanshin Tigers vs Hiroshima (18:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers = Murakami, Hiroshima = Morishita
☆ Rakuten vs. Lotte (18:00, Rakuten Mobile) Rakuten = Hayakawa, Lotte = Boss
☆ Orix vs Nippon-Ham (18:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix: Kuri, Nippon-Ham: Kitayama
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