Can Hanshin secure CS in the remaining 8 games? ‘7 games with losing teams’ predicted by OB team | Full Count

If we lose, we will avoid the danger of losing the championship for 17 consecutive years.

Hanshin 6-5 Hiroshima (14th Koshien)

Hanshin won 6-5 against Hiroshima at Koshien on the 14th. It was a crisis that the championship would completely disappear if he lost, but he survived with a magnificent comeback. With 8 games remaining, Toshihiro Noguchi, a baseball critic who was active as a catcher for four teams such as Yakult and Nippon-Ham during his playing days, predicted a fierce battle against CS.

It was Umeno’s swing that cut off the nasty flow. When Morishita’s 149 mile fastball was caught from 1st and 2nd in the 6th inning, which was chasing 1 run, the ball hit right middle in two. When the two scored a timely brace that both survived and managed to reverse, the lead was extended to 2 runs with a sacrifice in the middle of pinched hitter Marte.

In the 8th inning with a 1 run lead, Yuasa was in a pinch with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd base, but in the end Uemoto struck out. In Round 9, the guardian deity, Iwasaki, kept no runs and scored his first save since August 5.

Mr. Noguchi commented on the return performance from behind saying, “The batting team persevered and Yuasa, who has gained a lot of experience this season, has also been wonderful. Iwasaki also returns to his run. In the final stages, Hanshin’s strength is his throwing ability. He won,” he praised.