Nippon-Ham suffered a lose 2-6 in the game against the Softbank Hawks (Mizuho PayPay) on the 15th. On the CS Fuji TV ONE program 'Professional baseball News 2026' broadcast on the 15th, the focus was on Nippon-Ham's Chusei Mannami. Chusei Mannami had 0 hit in 4 At Bat on this day. Despite his good compatibility with Softbank Hawks starter Naoyuki Uwasawa, he was completely closer with two double play. Commentator Yosuke Hiraishi remarked, 'The Softbank Hawks are strong in short-term series, aren't they? The Softbank Hawks thoroughly target players in good form or players they need to mark. In Chusei Mannami's first at-bat, they started with a two seam fastball in a tough spot on the inside, followed by an outside breaking ball, and finally another two seam fastball. Since they also started with a two seam fastball in the second at-bat, Chusei Mannami became quite conscious of it. (Naoyuki Uwasawa) made no pitching mistakes on the inside against Chusei Mannami, so I think Chusei Mannami was the one they were most wary of. The fact that the battery was conscious of that showed in the results, so it was truly impressive.'

Atsushi Kataoka, who was also providing commentary, looked back and said, "There were three ground balls to third base, and he used two seam fastball-type pitches to make the batters open up their bodies so they couldn't get the ball in the air. As batters, they were forced to be conscious of the inside, and there were many balls that were difficult to hit squarely even when they were looking for them, such as breaking balls on the outside and two seam fastballs."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"