[Seibu] extra inning to Nippon-Ham in the 11th inning with walk-off off. Their chances of winning the championship completely vanished after 125 games. They failed to win their first championship since 2019. | Pacific League

[Seibu] extra inning to Nippon-Ham in the 11th inning with walk-off After 125 games, the chances of winning the championship are completely gone. They have not won the championship since 2019.

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2025.9.13(土) 18:40

Pacific League Nippon-Ham 5-4 Seibu (13th, ESCON)

Seibu lost to Nippon-Ham in a 4-5 walk walk-off after a extra inning 11-inning battle. Their chances of winning the league championship completely vanished after the 125th game of the season. They fell short of their first championship since 2019.

Starting pitcher Yuutaro Watanabe left the game after giving up seven hit four runs (three earned) in five innings, resulting in his ninth loss. This was his first appearance on the mound in six days since the Lotte Marines game on the 6th (Belluna Dome), where he pitched nine innings, allowing two hit and no runs achieving a “Maddux” (shutout game using fewer than 100 pitches). With two outs in the first inning, he allowed Reyes to score with a solo home run to right field for his 30th home run, and then allowed Imagawa, the leadoff hitter in the third inning, to hit his second solo home run. Just after his teammates scored a run in the fourth inning, with one out and a runner on first base, he allowed Ishii to hit a two-run home run to his fifth home run of the season, allowing three hits for the first time this season, preventing him from gaining momentum in the game.

Shuta Tonosaki infielder In the 6th inning, with the lead extended to 1-4, Nishikawa led off the inning with a triple to right field and came home on Takizawa’s ground ball. The lead was again knotted up at 2 runs, but the fightback was short-lived.

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