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Will Moinelo pitch well against his favorite opponent? Kota Tatsu makes his first appearance in the Persol CS Pacific League

Pacific League Insight

2025.10.14(火) 19:00

Game 1 of the “2025 PERSOL Climax Series Pa” Final Stage, Fukuoka Softbank vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be played on October 15 at 6:00 p.m. at MIZUHO PayPay Dome.

Game Result: Fukuoka Softbank (1st place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place), 1-0 (including advantage)

[Preliminary Round.
Fukuoka Softbank: Moinello pitcher 12-3 in 24 games, ERA 1.46 (1st place)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Kota Tatsu pitcher 8-2 in 16 games, ERA 2.09

For the second year in a row, the PERSOL CS Pa Final Stage was a matchup between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham.

The league champion Fukuoka Softbank ‘s advance starter was Moinello pitcher, who won the best ERA award for the second year in a row. Moinello pitcher has posted a 4-1 record and a 1.87 opponent ERA record while pitching eight times against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham this season. In his most recent matchup, on September 9 Yuma Imagawa player and Shu Yamagata He allowed Home Run to a player, but he has QS in each of his other appearances. He hopes to take advantage of the chemistry and grab a white star.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is the fourth-year pro Kota Tatsu pitcher is making his first appearance and first start in the PERSOL CS Pacific League. closer Tatsu pitcher and the Hawk lineup faced off only once in the regular season, on July 31, when Tatsu pitcher was 1 hit to 1 runs in the 3rd inning, but in the 4th inning, Tatsu gave up a run in the bottom of the inning. Hotaka Yamakawa The team’s first loss of the season came in the fourth inning, when a hard hit by a player to third base line allow runner to come back alive, Taisei Makihara He hit a timely infield hit, Kenta Tanigawara He suffered his first professional loss in 5 runs innings. Can the right-hander, a candidate for the Rookie of the Year award, show that he has matured in the first game of the final stage?

Text by Ayako Kikuchi