Reyes hits a timely hit to turn the game around! Hokkaido Nippon-Ham advances to the Final Series

Pacific League Insight

2025.10.12(日) 17:22

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters player Reyes © Pacific League TV
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters player Reyes © Pacific League TV

On October 12, the second leg of the "2025 Persol Climax Series Pa" first baseman Stage 2 between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix took place in ES CON FIELD, with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-4. "Persol CS Pa" decided to advance to the final stage.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Koki Kitayama pitcher gave up four runs on a solo by Yutaro Sugimoto in the top of the second and a three-run by Kotaro Kobayashi in the top of the third. On the other hand, the batting line tied the score temporarily with hit of Shu Yamagata player and sacrifice bunt of player Yua Tamiya in the bottom of the second inning with one out and second base, and a timely hit by player Shun Mizutani. In the bottom of the third, Kotaro Kiyomiya player scored two runs in a timely triple, closing the score to 3-4 and 1 run.

Kitayama pitcher left the mound in the top of the 4th inning with a three-way closer. Shoma Kanemura pitcher, who took the mound from the top of the 5th inning, caused a pinch with no outs on 1st and 2nd base in the top of the 6th inning, and switched to Taisho Tamai pitcher after taking 2 outs. He hit the follow-up with a ground ball. Kenta Uehara pitcher, who took the mound in the top of the seventh, connected the 2nd inning with no hit.

The batting line gave up runner in front of the second runner Alen Kuri pitcher, but was scoreless until the 7th inning. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Sho Iwasaki pitcher made it to 1st and 2nd base with Chusei Mannami players and Kota Yazawa players with hit from 2 outs, and Reyes was at bat. When he hit the sixth pitch from full count, the batted ball became a two-run timely hit that hit the right wall directly, and the score was reversed to 5-4.

In the top of the ninth, Yukiya Saito pitcher closed the game with a three-way retirement, ending the game. Starter Kitayama pitcher pitched 4 innings with 4 Hit by Pitch hit no walks and 3 strike out 4 runs, but the relief team connected 5 inning with 0 shutouts, and the batting line also scored 5 runs in 12 hit, advancing to the final stage with consecutive wins.

In the losing Orix, starter Hiroya Miyagi pitcher went 3 innings with 58 pitches, 5 hit 2 walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 3 runs. The batting line scored 4 runs in 2 Home Run, and Kuri pitcher pitched 4 innings with 4 hit 2 Walk 2 strike out no runs in 4 innings, but Iwasaki pitcher caught it and did not advance to the final stage.

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O Hiroya Miyagi-Alen Kuri- ● Iwasaki Sho - Yamazaki Soichiro
Wataru Koki Kitayama-Shoma Kanemura-Taisho Tamai-Kenta Uehara-Yukiya Saito

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