2026 Persol Climax Series Pacific League Final Stage Game 1: Softbank Hawks 6-4 Nippon-Ham (14th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)
Nippon-Ham Haruki Hosono pitcher delivered a strong performance to redeem his honor. He runs 4 inning from the 5th inning of the 3-6 score. In the first game of the CS 1st game against Seibu Lions on the 10th, the left-hander, who had been lose pitcher after giving up walk-off home runs to Canario, reflected on his 62 pitches, saying, "Since I was going to pitch without looking ahead because of what happened last time."
Manager Shinjo also praised Hosono for getting his revenge, saying, 'I'm glad. After that walk-off home run the other day, we were exchanging messages, and he said, "I will be the closer for everything next time I pitch. Please watch me." He really held his ground.'
![[Scoreboard] Softbank Hawks vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo: "I thought 'Alright!' after taking 3 runs off Moinelo, but..." A defensive collapse led to 5 runs in the 4th inning and a comeback loss... Now 0 wins and 3 losses including the advantage.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/14/20261014-OHT1I51421-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo laments Yuya Gunji's dropped fly ball, saying, 'I think he got a little flustered by his desire to throw to the cutoff man quickly'... 0 wins and 3 losses including the advantage.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/14/20261014-OHT1I51424-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] Overwhelming advantage with a third consecutive opening win! Gota Suzuki, who put out the fire after Moinelo was knocked out, earns a win in his CS debut. A comeback victory with five runs in one inning, taking advantage of Nippon-Ham's defensive errors.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/10/14/20261014-OHT1I51430-L.jpg)
![[Persol CS Pacific] Chusei Mannami exceeds 1.000 OPS at away games: Summary of player stats for Hawks games and MIZUHO PayPay Dome](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/webp/LcYQ7x3iiB396eFSEsTLMjivsxJCaNWXELchQiT3.webp)
