◆ Pacific League Seibu 4-3 Nippon-Ham (17th, Belluna Dome)
A come-from-behind loss due to a mistake stopped their winning streak at 4. With one out in the fifth inning with a two-run lead bases loaded After catch Kiyoshi Watanabe’s leadoff hit, Izuhata throw to third base to try to stab runner first base, but the ball went into the cameraman’s seat. Following the runner third base, the next two runner runners were given two bases to end the inning. Coach Shinjo said, “It was a wasteful return ball, and we are trying to stop the wasteful return that we always say. Experience, experience. This is it,” he pointed out. Izuhata reflected, “We will further improve the accuracy (of the throw).”
The batting line also took the lead in the first inning with Reyes’ 19th home run over the left field wall, but failed to score after the second inning. The manager praised the opposing right-hander’s powerful pitching, saying, “Takahashi also started to improve midway through the inning. I was impressed by closer he tried. Even though he gave up three runs in the first inning, he was like, “OK, it’s okay, next …
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