Kazuhiro Sasaki, who served as a commentator for the Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter Softbank vs. The Giants broadcast on the 12th, commented on Softbank 's Hotaka Yamakawa.

Yamakawa, who started as the sixth batter and DH, came up starting line-up in the second inning with one out and no runner on strike and the score at 0-0. He hit slider thrown by Yamazaki Iori on the fifth pitch with one ball and two strikes, but hit a fly ball to second base. In the fifth inning with one out and no runner on base and the score at 0-0, he came up to bat in the third pitch with two balls and no runners on base and tried to hit an inside shot, but it was foul. Sasaki pointed out, "I wonder why he's this bad. The ball he just threw was the one he was aiming for, but it was late."

Yamakawa reached base in this at-bat with a infield hit on a third-base hit. Still, his third at-bat in the seventh inning was a wild pitch struck out, and his fourth at-bat in the 10th inning was a wild pitch in front of Kota Nakagawa's fork struck out. Sasaki said of Yamakawa's foul ball on the second pitch from the first ball in his fourth at-bat, "I'm aiming for the in-course ball, but I can't finish it off, which is Yamakawa right now."

Yamakawa also struck out in his fifth at-bat of the 12th inning in front of Martinez's fastball struck out On this day, the mountain river was 5 At Bat 1 hit 3 struck out.

Sasaki said, "The timing was off. It's probably a small thing, but it shows that my body wasn't sharp enough."

(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter)