Nippon Ham Fighters manager Nippon-Ham: “We have 11 games left, and we just have to win.” With walk-off loss, the team is now 3.5 games behind Softbank… They’ll face off against the Giants on the 18th. | Pacific League

[Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo: “We have 11 games left, and we just have to win.” With a walk-off loss, the team is now 3.5 games behind Softbank… They will face off against each other on the 18th.

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2025.9.17(水) 22:49

Pacific League Rakuten 3-2 Nippon-Ham (17th, Rakuten Mobile) = 11 extra inning

Despite the painful loss, Nippon-Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo remains positive. With the score tied at 2-2 in the 11th extra inning with two outs and a runner on first, fourth-string pitcher Saito gave up a timely doble to Voit over the center field, resulting walk-off loss. “If Ichibata (center fielder) can’t catch it, then we’ll just have to give up. There’s no point in looking back on the loss. There are 11 (games) left. All we can do is win,” he said, moving on to positive thinking. With this, the gap with the leader, Softbank has widened to 3.5 games.

Ito started the seventh inning, seeking the team’s 15th win since Arihara in 19 years. 6 hit 2 runs In the fourth inning, Kurokawa’s strong pitcher return hit him directly on the back of his left foot, causing him to temporarily drop back to the back of the bench. win The first time I saw him, I thought he was a good player, but he was a little too slow for my liking. The first time I saw him, I thought he was going to be a great player, but he didn’t want to play.

On the 18th, they will face off against Softbank in their home stadium. “I think the next day after a loss like this, you can be surprisingly resilient and feel good,” said the manager. They are facing a crucial moment to turn things around and win.

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