On October 29, the fourth game of the "SMBC Japan Series 2025" between Hanshin Tigers and Fukuoka Softbank took place in Koshien, with Fukuoka Softbank win 3-2. The head-to-head record was 3 wins and 1 loss.

Fukuoka Softbank took the lead in the top of the second inning with No. 4 and Hotaka Yamakawa 's three-game solo shot in the third inning. In the top of the fifth, Walk, Yuki Yanagita, and Ukyo Shuto hits made it bases loaded with consecutive hits by Ryosuke Otsu pitcher from one out, and scored the second run with Tatsuru Yanagimachi sacrifice fly.

Starter Otsu pitcher pitched well with 3 hit 2 walks, 3 strike out runs Hit by Pitch sporadic innings until the 5th inning. In the top of the 6th inning, with 2 outs and 2nd base, he was sent a pinch hitter and left. Kensuke Kondo, who took the plate in place of pitcher Otsu, hit a timely hit in response to the appointment, and the score became 3-0.

The relief team went on Koya Fujii pitcher from the sixth inning onwards, with Hernandez pitcher pitching a clean runs. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Yuki Matsumoto pitcher caused a pinch on 1st and 2nd base with no outs on hit and Walk, and lost a total of 2 runs between Teruaki Sato's timely hit and infield grounder from the 1st out. In the bottom of the ninth, Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher closed with a three-way strikeout, ending the game 3-2.

Fukuoka Softbank won the Japan series three times in a row, and won the championship for the 12th time in five years since 2020 and the 12th time in Japan. In addition, Yamakawa has marked three consecutive games Home Run, which is a tie for the Japan series.

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So Ryosuke Otsu-Koya Fujii- Hernandez -Yuki Matsumoto-Kazuki Sugiyama
God ●Haruto Takahashi - Yoshu Hata - Takuma Kirishiki - Doris - Daichi Ishii