Orix Takagi criticizes the team for failing to sacrifice bunt for two consecutive inning, saying, “It’s really disappointing for the team.”
Baseball King
2025.9.17(水) 21:30
◆ Missing a scoring opportunity in the final minutes and losing a close game… “Coach Kishida’s chewing gum is getting faster too.”
Orix The team lost 1-2 in a game against Lotte on the 17th. In the bottom of the 8th inning, with the score tied, a series of hits made an opportunity for an unearned run, and Ryo Ota tried to sacrifice bunt but failed because of an illegal fly ball. In the bottom of the 9th inning, right after allowing the winning run to score, hitter led off the inning with a single Walk, but Yusuke Mugitani, like Ota, failed sacrifice bunt and gave up an unearned run.
Orix missed a chance to score and lost a close game. On the 17th, Fuji TV ONE’s “Professional baseball News 2025” MC Yutaka Takagi reflected, “When a game gets to the end like this, a failed sacrifice bunt bunt really hurts,” to which commentator Kenji Koshino gave a pep talk, saying, “You have to sacrifice yourself and send the ball home. There’s no guarantee that you’ll score, but you can still get the ball in shape. There are still a lot of pressure games ahead, so all you can do is practice.”
Takagi pointed out with a wry smile, “It’s inevitable that the team will be disappointed. Manager Kishida will chew his gum faster, which is also frustrating. I really hope they do their best,” and also turned his attention to the CS battle with fourth-place Rakuten, which is now 2.5 games behind, saying, “This loss hurts, because Rakuten is winning.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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