Shohei Tateyama, who appeared on "Pro baseball News 2026" broadcast on Fuji TV ONE on the 5th, commented on the pitching changes made by Nippon-Ham in the 10th inning of their game against Yakult extra inning day.

Nippon-Ham came in from the 10th inning with a score tie at 1-1, while Mizuki Hori hit two hit and a declared intentional walk, causing bases loaded to be in trouble, but swung Yuhiro Akabane struck out. At this point, manager Takeshi Shinjo switched from the moat to the Taisei Yanagawa. Yanagawa got Soma Uchiyama to grounder to shortstop and Yudai Koga to swing struck out closer, pulling through with no runs. Immediately after, in the 11th inning, Tatsuki Mizuno scored two runs including a go-ahead solo homer, and Takumi Yamamoto held on to the lead.

Tateyama analyzed, "I think they had data on things like whether to keep the left-handed pitcher Hori on for the first batter, the likelihood of a fly ball, whether it was easy to get struck out, and whether the next batter would likely hit a ground ball, so I think the pitching changes were well-founded and that was typical of Manager Shinjo's baseball."

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