Softbank ‘s Kazuki Sugiyama gave up two disappointing runs in the ninth inning… Koshino said, “It’s all about how you let runners on runner. It’s inevitable that you’ll get hit when you’re trying to make a run…”
Baseball King
2025.9.20(土) 23:30
On the 20th, Softbank lose to Orix (Mizuho PayPay) 4-5. Closer Kazuki Kazuki Sugiyama, who pitched in the 9th inning with the score tied, gave up two runs, resulting in his fourth loss.
Sugiyama, who came on to pitch with the score tied at 3-3, put the team in a pinch with the bases loaded and one out, and gave up a timely hit to Taishi Hirooka to take the lead.The next batter, pinch hitter Yutaro Sugimoto hit sacrifice fly fly to left field, allowing the team to lose the second run.
Regarding Sugiyama’s pitch, commentator Kenji Koshino, who appeared on CS Fuji TV ONE’s “Professional baseball News” broadcast on the same day, said, “It’s common sense to start with a good pitcher in the ninth inning since the game is tied, but it’s just a matter of how you let runner on base. If they were going for it and got hit, it can’t be helped, but they created a pinch with walk, and Orix was tenacious. I think this loss will definitely be useful in the future, in the CS and the Japan Series. ‘Failure is the foundation of success,’ and I think they’ll use that experience next time.”
Fellow commentator Shohei Tateyama commented, “He’s pitcher who is entrusted with important situations, and he has a career-high number of appearances and saves so far, which is tied for the league lead. Everyone is focusing on today’s loss, but it’s pitcher Sugiyama who has pushed the team into good form so far, so I think he’ll bounce back well from next time onwards.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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