Softbank wins two straight games and is now just two away from winning the championship! Oya says, “It looks like they’re being pushed back a lot, but they’re also picking up some tough games.”
Baseball King
2025.9.25(木) 21:50
On the 25th, Softbank win their match against Rakuten (Rakuten Mobile) 6-0. As second-place Nippon-Ham lost to Seibu, the magic number for winning the championship is now “2”.
In the 7th inning, Ryoya Kurihara hit a timely hit with bases loaded and one out to take the lead, and in the 9th inning, Isami Nomura hit a timely doble sweep, and Akira Kawase hit another timely hit to put the team ahead. On the pitching side, starter Tomohisa Ozeki pitched a powerful 7 innings without allowing runs to earn his 13th win.
Regarding Softbank, who have now won two games in a row and are now just two away from winning the championship, commentator Oya Akihiko, who appeared on CS Fuji TV ONE’s “Professional baseball News” broadcast on the same day, commented, “Softbank has been under pressure in a lot of games recently, but they’ve been playing solid defense and not allowing the opponents to score. And they’ve managed to score points and break through. They’ve been picking up games despite the difficulties. When someone like Kurihara plays well and scores when he has the chance, the team gets back on track.”
Regarding Ozeki, who was in a pinch in the first inning but showed good pitch as the innings improved, he said, “It’s difficult for catcher to get pitcher who uses speed and slowness like this on track. In the first half, he started with a lot of balls, and it takes a lot of patience for catcher to keep him going.” MC Nomura Hiroki added, “From Ozeki’s perspective, he had been pitch poorly, so I think that’s why he was so focused on getting off to a good start. But it was great that he was able to get through the first inning without giving up any runs.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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