On October 15, in the second game of the "2026 Persol Climax Series Pa" held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham were walk-off win 2-6 with Fukuoka Softbank. Including the advantage, their record was 4 wins and 0 losses, putting them one step away from advancing to the "SMBC Japan Series 2026."

Fukuoka Softbank 's starter, Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher, in the first inning, gave up one run between Kotaro Kiyomiya and Walk with no outs bases loaded double play at-bat, giving up two runs to take the lead. However, in the top of the second inning, he recorded three consecutive struck out batters, and after that, the opposing lineup was closer to 2 hit, and after 6 innings, he threw 102 pitches, 4 hit, 3 Walk, and 2 runs, leaving the game.

In the bottom of the third, trailing by two runs, the lineup scored one run with consecutive hits from Yudai Shoji and Tomoya Masaki. With one out and a runner on third, Kensuke Kondo hit a timely single to tie the game. From the seventh inning, Osuna pitcher, Yuki Matsumoto pitcher, and Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher each connected the inning with no runs, waiting for the lineup to rally.

In the bottom of the ninth, Shoji and Ukyo Shuto hit and declared intentional walk made it one out bases loaded. Here, Ryoya Kurihara hit a walk-off grand slam, ending the game 6-2. With a swing by Kurihara, the double champion of Home Run and RBI, Fukuoka Softbank scored a dramatic win.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Kitayama pitcher pitched well with 6.2 innings, 105 pitches, 4 hit 5 Walk 7 strike out 2 runs. Although the lineup took the lead in the first inning, they went silent for only 2 hit afterward. Fourth pitcher Ren Fukushima pitcher hit a painful homer, sealing their chances of advancing to the "SMBC Japan Series 2026."

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
F 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
H 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4X 6

F Koki Kitayama-Kenta Uehara-Mizuki Hori-●Ren Fukushima
H Naoyuki Uwasawa-Osuna-Yuki Matsumoto-○Kazuki Sugiyama

Text by Aoi Nishijima