The right-hander ace summoned the structure 38 years ago, and the Softbank Japan Series won 13 consecutive games (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Oct 27, 2024
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Softbank, where Arihara played a strong role in the pitching, won the Yokohama BayStars 5-3 in the first game of the Japan Series. He took the first step lightly in the Japan Series for the first time in four years.
Game 1 was held at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on the 26th.
At the top of the second inning, when the score was 0-0, the table was set in front of pitcher Arihara No. 9. After one out, No. 5 Ryoya Kurihara walked and No. 7 Daisei Maki hit a double to left field. With two outs and runners on the second and third bases, the bases loaded from the Yokohama bench came out. No. 8-Captor Takuya is sent off on a four-pitch pitch. He chose to play against pitcher Arihara, who is weak in hitting.
The Pacific League, which includes Softbank, uses designated hitters instead of pitchers. The first game was held at Yokohama's home stadium, a member of the Central League, and the pitcher also hit.
Arihara recorded no hits in three at-bats and two strikeouts in two games of the Central League and Interleague (alternative matches) this season. It was a natural bases-loaded operation for Yokohama.
However, the game did not go as Yokohama wished. At the ball count of 1B1S, Yokohama right-hander Andre Jackson's 153km/h fastball was thrown into the middle of the strike zone. Arihara hit this ball and connected it with a two-run timely hit to the right. 2-0. Arihara hits the winning shot in his first at-bat of the Japan Series in a 5-3 win.
On the mound, he was perfect as the king of the Pacific League. Until the seventh inning, he gave up only four scattered hits without consecutive hits and blocked them without losing a point. Hiroki Kokubo Softbank
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Arihara joined the Nippon Ham Fighters in 2015 with one nomination. After entering the Major League from 2021 to 2022, he returned to Japan in 2023 and wore a Softbank uniform. The contract was made on the condition of receiving 1.2 billion yen for three years. Arihara, who won 10 games last year, won 14 games this season and won the Pacific League title.
SoftBank added three runs in the top of the ninth for a 2-0 lead. At the bottom of the ninth inning with a 5-0 lead, closer Roberto Osuna was shaken by allowing three runs, but he held on well until the end.
Softbank, which had the most wins (91 wins) in both leagues and the top winning percentage (0.650) this season, has won four consecutive postseason games. Softbank advanced to the Japan Series after winning three consecutive games in the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series with Nippon Ham.
In addition, he has won 13 consecutive Japan Series games since Game 3 against Hiroshima in 2018. He won four consecutive games after one draw and one loss against Hiroshima in 2018. 2019년과 2020년, 2년
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