[Softbank] “Solid rotation” to win the league championship for the second consecutive year. Ozeki, who is undefeated at home, will play against Nippon-Ham on the 18th, and Moinelo will be deployed from the game against Seibu on the 17th to the “final battle” on the 30th.
Sports Hochi
2025.9.17(水) 05:00
On the 16th, Softbank decided to put together a “solid rotation” to win the league championship for the second consecutive year, with a magic number of 11. They are 2.5 games ahead of second-place Nippon-Ham, and will face them in two games at Mizuho PayPay. On the 18th, they will start with Ozeki, who has nine wins and no losses this season (13 games) at home.
Ozeki has a career-high 12 wins, and is part of the “10-win quartet” along with Moinelo, Arihara, and Uesawa. He has one win in two games against Nippon-Ham, ERA of 1.38. He was taken out of the game against Lotte Marines (ZOZO) on the 11th after the shortest inning of the season, the second inning, so this is the perfect stage for him to switch gears.
The same lefty, Moinello, will start against Seibu Mizuho Peipay on the 17th, and although he suffered his third loss in his career-worst 7 runs against Escondido on the 9th Nippon-Ham, he has a 4-1 record and ERA 1.87 in eight games against rival ball clubs. If the championship race is tight, they can be entered in the “final battle” on the 30th. The first step is to reduce the magic by themselves. They will go on to win the championship with their full strength.
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・ [Softbank] Reorganization of the starting rotation. The mainstay pitcher will be deployed twice in the remaining three games against second-place Nippon-Ham.
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・ [Softbank] Tomohisa Ozeki has won eight games in a row, and won double digits for the third consecutive day. With three consecutive wins against Nippon-Ham, the team is four points behind, with a magic number of 32 on the 14th.
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