◆ "Lugus Samurai Japan Series 2026" Chunichi 3-7 Japan (28th, Vantelin Dome)

Samurai Japan's starting pitcher, Hiromi Ito (28) Nippon-Ham Ham Fighters, left the game after giving up three hit and two runs in the third inning. He commented that he needs to make some fine adjustments going forward.

In the first inning with a two-run lead, Okabayashi and Sanoh hit back-to-back singles with one out and runners on first and third, and Hosokawa scored a run in right sacrifice fly. The second inning was a three-run outing closer, but in the third inning with a one-run lead, Tsujimoto, a third-year pro who had never hit a Home Run with regular season a lead before, gave up his first "pro No. 1", a tying run to "left wing home run wing". " to the lead-off man, Tsujimoto. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's an issue that I took in strike easily.

In his last appearance on the 22nd, in a send-off game against Softbank Hawks (Sunmarine Miyazaki), he pitched as the second reliever from the third inning with a four-run lead, pitching well with one hit, one hit, two strike out and runs Walk allowed in two innings. The day before his appearance, he was enthusiastic, saying, "I want to prepare myself to be able to closer hitter properly, rather than just making an adjustment appearance. I want to take to mound with a good sense of tension and excitement."

In his fifth professional season last year, Ito started 27 games, compiling a record of 14 wins and 8 losses with an ERA of 2.52, winning two titles: most wins and most strike out (195 strike out). He also received his first Sawamura Award.