Pacific League: Orix 3-1 Nippon-Ham (6th, Kyocera Dome)
Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo criticized infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya for his base running mistakes.
In the sixth inning, with one out and runners on first and second, Sugimoto made a good catch near the right field pole and quickly throw to second base. Second base runner Yuki Kiyomiya was unable to return, resulting in double play and ending the chance.
Manager Shinjo said, "If you make that many base running mistakes, you can't win even if you have a chance to win. It was that simple. But I'm the one using that player, so it's my mistake." It was a close call, but he said, "(Request?) No, out, out. Base base running is a matter of sense. It depends on how you think about it. I'll ask the coach to tell me."
The team missed the chance to take the lead and suffered consecutive losses. The gap between them and the leader Softbank, who have now reduced their magic number to 16, is now four games, the largest this season.
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