[Rakuten] Early relief pitching miscalculated, come-from-behind loss puts team on brink of CS advancement, manager Hajime Miki says “We’ll just fight tooth and nail”
Sports Hochi
2025.9.26(金) 22:09
Pacific League Rakuten 3-4 Softbank (26th, Rakuten Mobile)
The relief team, which has continued to struggle so far, allowed a comeback and lost 3 in a row. In the top of the 6th inning, hitter allowed a hit in the middle of the field, and the starter Kosai was replaced with a sudden, but Chia-Hao Sung in second place was hit by two runs, and Nishigaki in third place was disturbed with two runs. The early relay backfired, and Rakuten ・Coach Hajime Miki said, “There are various circumstances or reasons here.” Coach Ishii 1st team pitcher recalled, “It seemed difficult to throw two Walk to Yamakawa (next hitter), and I think that would be fine.”
They are 5.5 games behind the third-place Orix, who are in the CS zone. They cannot afford to lose a single game in the three-game series starting on the 27th (at Kyocera Dome). The manager said, “As I always say, we’ll just fight tooth and nail in each and every game.” They’ve been pushed to the brink, but they’ll fight back, aiming to win all seven of their remaining games.
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