◆ In the eighth inning, they missed a great opportunity with bases loaded. "If we had scored one point, Nippon-Ham would have won."

Nippon-Ham The second game of the card against Softbank on the 2nd resulted in a 1-2x walk-off loss. Nippon-Ham took a one-run lead in the top of the 8th inning, and Hit by Pitch, hit, and Walk created an opportunity for an extra run with no outs bases loaded. However, Kota Yazawa, Yuki Nomura, and Yuya Gunji were hit by three struck out consecutive batters and allowed walk-off to hit Hotaka Yamakawa in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Fuji TV One's "Pro baseball News 2025" broadcast on the 2nd focused on the 8th inning attack. Yutaka Takagi said, "Nippon-Ham got a reversal, but we had to score a run before that. Tomotaka Sakaguchi pointed out that "the point was the first Yazawa with no outs bases loaded." Tomotaka Sakaguchi said, "There is no doubt that (the opponents pitcher and Koya Fujii) are good pitcher and fork balls are good, so it is a question of what you divide and how far you will swing. I think it's important to lead bases loaded with no deaths, and if you're going to go for the fork ball, you might as well kneel down and try to hit it even if it's a ball," he said bitterly.

Takagi added, "I think this was the deciding factor. If they had scored one point, Nippon-Ham would have won," to which Nomura Hiroki responded, "This was a go or no go. Nippon-Ham couldn't catch it." Takagi summed up, "The moment I saw this, I had a bad feeling. I hope they do better next time."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2025"