Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome

Apr 07, 2025

Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome
Yomiuri veteran infielder Sakamoto is 1 for 17 in 6 games this season. He went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. He lost two scoring chances against Hanshin on the 6th. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS



Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome
Sakamoto, a 19-year veteran of the group. He changed his defensive position from shortstop to third baseman last year. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome
Ishikawa, who started against Hanshin on the 6th. He pitched a scoreless pitch until the third inning, then gave up a walk with two outs and a bases loaded in the fourth inning. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
The Yomiuri Giants, who reached the top of the Central League last year, are also likely to win this year. He failed to advance to the Japan Series last year because he ranked first in the league and was blocked by the Yokohama BayStars, who ranked third in the Climax Series (postseason). Of course, his goal this season is to win the Japan Series for the first time in 13 years.

With his previous record, he recruited the best closer and the best catcher. Bringing Cuban right-hander Raidel Martinez from the Chunichi Dragons. It gave him a whopping 4 years to 4.8 billion yen. In addition, Softbank Hawks main catcher and Japanese national team main catcher Takuya Kaai changed into a Yomiuri uniform. Catcher legend Shinnosuke Abe came forward and gave him his number 10 when he was active.

I got off to a flying start. He swept the opening three consecutive games against Yakult Swallows. Ace Shosei Dogo collapsed with four runs in five innings in the opening game held on the 28th of last month. In this situation, he showed his back-to-back spirit and won the game 6-5. Taken 0-5, they tied it at 5-5.




In the bottom of the 10th inning, Guy, the leadoff hitter, laid the stepping stone for a big upset with a heavy hit. With two outs and runners on second base, Kakuto Wakabayashi hit a walk-off hit to win. Guy had three hits in the first game of the transfer. The Yomiuri Giants scored 21 points in the opening three consecutive games. Yomiuri took the lead with two wins (one loss) in three consecutive games against Chunichi.

Yomiuri's rise, which was on a roll, took a sharp break. He was swept in three consecutive games last weekend. It was even more shocking because the opponent was the Hanshin Tigers. Moreover, the place was Tokyo Dome in the master bedroom. The worst overlapped.

The last game of three consecutive games on the 6th. Starter Tatsuya Ishikawa, who had been playing a perfect pitch until the third inning, suddenly shook his control. After one out, he gave up two walks and a hit. With the bases loaded with two outs, he allowed one run with a walk. The loss led to a 0-1 defeat. He suffered his first Yeongbong defeat of the season.




Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome
Coach Abe is handing over the uniform to catcher Guy, who was hired as an FA. Abe handed down the number 10 he used as a player to Guy. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
Hanshin beat Yomiuri, who had two hits and six hits. It is the first time in 51 years that Yomiuri lost against Hanshin after recording two or less hits.

I was lethargic in scoring chances.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, pinch hitter Hayato Sakamoto was out with a fly ball to left field with two outs and a runner on second base. He hit a fastball 141 kilometers per hour on the ball count 2B. Guy struck out swinging in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and Sakamoto grounded out to shortstop in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and runners on the second base.




The 37-year-old veteran infielder Sakamoto's poor performance is notable. He has no hits in 11 at-bats with runners in the scoring position this season. Overall, the sense of hitting is at rock bottom. He played in six games until the match against Hanshin on the 6th, recording one hit in 17 at-bats and a batting average of 0.059.

Sakamoto, the leading hitter who represented Yomiuri, moved from shortstop to third base last year. As Sakamoto, who showed signs of aging, changed his defensive position, Okamoto Kazuma, the main catcher, moved to first base. Still, Abe's trust is strong, but he does not live up to expectations. As Abe vowed, he sent Sakamoto to the 6th-3rd base in the opening game. Sakamoto said he has the ability to solve the game. However, the result is no hit in five at-bats. 프로 19년차 사카모토
Veteran Sakamoto's betrayal with a 0.059 batting average for the season with no hits in 11 at-bats in scoring rights...Yomiuri shocks Hanshin with 3 consecutive losses at Tokyo Dome
Yomiuri lost to Yokohama in the final stage of last year's climax series and failed to advance to the Japan Series. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
He has a career-high 2,416 hits.

The sweep of the three away games in Tokyo, which was like the Japan Series. Hanshin, who gained momentum, pushed back Yomiuri to become No. 1. Hanshin finished second in the league after Yomiuri last year.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.