[Orix] Advance to CS with “standard rotation”… Manager Kishida Mamoru “sends them out with confidence” – clinching third place as early as the 27th
Sports Hochi
2025.9.25(木) 05:00
On the 24th, Orix manager Mamoru Kishida (44) expressed his hopes for a “standard rotation” to advance to the CS for the first time in two years. Soya will start in the game against Lotte on the 25th (Kyocera Dome) after a 10-day break. “Everything has been going smoothly, and although he was hit a little (by the broken bat), I hope he can focus on this game without thinking about what has happened so far or what the future holds,” he said, showing his confidence in the left-handed pitcher who has eight wins this season.
In the four-game series Softbank starting on the 20th (Mizuho PayPay), win by one point for the first time in eight years, since 2017. “We showed our desire to win. pitcher and the young players worked hard, and we were able to hit a home run when it mattered,” he said, expressing his satisfaction, while already looking ahead to the next battle. Yamashita, Miyagi, and Kuri will take over from Soya in the three-game series Rakuten starting on the 27th (same venue). “Most teams have good pitcher in their starting lineup. Our pitcher are naturally good as well. We’ll send them out with confidence,” he said, nodding.
On this day, which was a day off for the first team, the manager was in uniform and inspected the Western Softbank game (Sugimoto Shoji BS). With Rakuten losing to Softbank in a night game (Rakuten Mobile), Orix could be confirmed as third place as early as the 27th. “It’s not that easy. We just have to play each game with all our might,” he said, as he made a final push with flawless baseball. (Nambu Shunta)
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