Nippon-Ham-Ham Fighters’ Hiromi Ito, who started as a pro on the 4th day of the junior high school season, immediately responded to manager Shinjo, “Please let me go.” He volunteered to pitch passionately in the 7th inning, but suffered shutout game loss.

Nippon-Ham-Ham Fighters’ Hiromi Ito, who started as a pro on the 4th day of the junior high school season, immediately responded to manager Shinjo, “Please let me go.” He volunteered to pitch passionately in the 7th inning, but suffered shutout game loss.

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2025.9.23(火) 06:00

Pacific League Nippon-Ham 0-2 Lotte (22nd, ES CON FIELD)

After the 27th out, Nippon-Ham Ham manager Shinjo bowed and retreated to the back of the dugout. With the score at 0-2 in the ninth inning, with two outs and a runner on first, Yazawa hit a fly ball to left field, ending the game. The manager did not appear at the press conference, but instead commented through the team, “Tomorrow! Tomorrow!” before leaving the stadium. This was the 11th shutout loss of the season to last-place Lotte Marines. With first-place Softbank also losing, the 2.5-game lead remained unchanged, but Softbank ‘s magic number was reduced to six.

Aggressive measures did not help. The ace Ito was sent to start for the first time in his professional career mound with four days left in the middle of the season. runs The first time I saw him, I thought he was going to be a great player,” he said. That led to the second inning barrage,” he said. hit runs Still, he threw 103 pitches in seven innings, with a fastest speed of 154 km/h. Coach Kato pitcher praised him, saying, “He did a better job than we expected.

It was a continuation of the volunteer. The number of pitches, which was expected to be around 100 pitches before the game, was 92 pitches at the end of the 6th inning. After the 6th inning, Coach Shinjo whispered, “What should I do with one more inning?” The ace, who has the most wins in the league with 14 wins, immediately replied, “Please let me go,” and threw through the 7th inning to inspire the team.

However, the batting line was silenced by Lotte’s starting pitcher Kawamura, who allowed only two hit and no runs in the seventh inning. “It’s a tough situation, but no one has given up. I love The Fighters right now, so I want to end the season with everyone smiling,” said Ito. There are seven games left. They believe in a comeback victory and will fight to the end. (Kawakami Haruki)

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