[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo: “Today’s game was a real growth. All the players” extra inning in 11 innings, the lead is 15, the highest this season | Pacific League

◆ Pacific League Lotte 4-5 Nippon-Ham = 11 innings extra inning = (8th, Zozo Marine)

Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo praised his team for winning extra inning innings and bringing their lead to 15, the most this season. At the post-game press conference, he praised his team for using eight pitcher and 14 fielder to win extra inning innings, saying, “Today’s game was really good. All the players. It was fun.”

Regarding the scene in the 11th extra inning, with a one-point lead and hitter on first and second and Oka at bat, when he pushed outfield back, he said, “Usually I wouldn’t go for the run. But today I think it would be OK even if the score was tied. I felt like they could score again, so I pushed outfield back as far as they could.”He looked back in a good mood as he avoided the pinch, which ended up with a long fly ball to center field.

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