Pacific League Lotte vs. Orix (rained) (10th, Zozo Marine)
Orix ‘s game against Lotte on the 10th (at Zozo Marine) was canceled due to rain. The decision was made because the weather was not expected to improve. Players worked up a sweat in the indoor practice facility and on ground, and then traveled by bus to their lodgings around 6:00 p.m.
Manager Mamoru Kishida emphasized, “The weather was a bit bad. We have no choice but to take it in a positive way.” He decided not to move Soya, who was scheduled to start that day, and instead sent second-round draft pick Teranishi to mound as originally planned, and expressed his expectations, saying, “We’re making (the schedule) taking into account various factors. He’s getting used to it, and he’s improving in many areas, including the number of pitches he throws, so I’m looking forward to it.”
In addition to the cancellation, Nippon-Ham ‘s loss to Softbank revived the possibility of winning the championship on their own, which had disappeared after lose to Rakuten on the 5th (Rakuten Mobile). Still, he declared, “We have to take each game one by one. The key is whether we can make each play we can reliably make, one by one, carefully.” With the season coming to a close with a packed schedule, he looked ahead, saying, “I think it’s harder for the starting pitcher, but we all have to work together.”
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