Orix Buffaloes was silent and suffered lose scoreless. Starter Jerry made the game 1-runs in the sixth inning, but Seiryu Kotajima, who took the mound in the eighth, gave up three runs and decided the outcome of the game.

On the December 12th broadcast of CS Fuji TV ONE's "Pro baseball News," the focus was on the decisive 8th inning attack. Leadoff Tomoya Mori got on base, putting a runner on first with no outs, but the next batter, Kotaro Kobayashi, hit fork on the third pitch, resulting in a double double play.

Commentator Hatsuhiko Tsuji wondered about this scene, "What was the strategy?" He said, "As a hitter, you are aware that you have to advance runner. struck out However, I wonder if he was able to go to bat with such a sense of detachment that he didn't care if it was double play or not. I felt like I was a little bit hesitant or lacked a little bit of decisiveness.

Meanwhile, Tomotaka Sakaguchi, speaking from hitter 's perspective, said, "It's quite difficult when there are no signs." Akihiko Oya agreed, commenting, "It's easier when the manager tells you to just hit the ball, even if it means double play or hitting into struck out. But you end up thinking about all sorts of things," pointing out the difficulty of making situational judgments.

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