With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself

May 16, 2025

With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself
Yamasaki, who has recorded five consecutive scoreless games since the opening. At the match against Hiroshima on the 15th, he suffered his first loss of the season after hitting a grand slam by Gojono. Yamasaki talking to catcher Guy. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS



With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself
Yamasaki allowed four runs in two consecutive games after scoring no runs in the opening five games. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself
Jojo who toppled the Yomiuri on the 15th. He hit a grand slam against the opponent starter Yamasaki in the sixth inning, trailing 0-1. Photo capture = Hiroshima Carp SNS
With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself
No recorded a pitching ground ball, a ground ball to third base, and hit a strand slam in his third at-bat. Photo capture = Hiroshima Carp SNS
With no outs and bases loaded, scoreless → reversal grand slam allowed → 3 consecutive sweep losses to fall to fourth place, manager blamed himself
Photo capture=요Miuri Giants SNS
The team that was competing for the lead until two weeks ago fell to fourth place. The starting pitcher, who has recorded five consecutive scoreless games and 35 innings since the opening, has allowed four runs in two consecutive games. The fourth batter is out due to injury and can return three months later, and the ace, who has gone through reorganization of the second division, has yet to win. The Yomiuri Giants, who are seeking their second consecutive Central League victory, are in crisis.

Coach Abe Shinnosuke Yomiuri said after the Hiroshima Carp match on the 15th, "Everything is my fault" he blamed himself. They led 1-0 and lost 1-5. He got 'Counterpunch' soon after he missed the bases-loaded chance with no outs, so it's understandable. Yomiuri, which suffered a come-from-behind defeat through, lost all three consecutive away games in Hiroshima. He lost all six of his away games in Hiroshima this season.

At the Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Tuesday, Hiroshima starter Johan Dominguez was shaken at a 0-0 tie. After one out in the top of the fifth inning, No. 9 pitcher Aori Yamasaki, No. 1 Yuta Izuguchi, and No. 2 area Hernandez walked one after another to get on base. a bases loaded with one out.




You would have expected a big score. However, a hit by Naoki Yoshikawa at 1B became a grounder to the second base. a bases loaded with two outs. No. 4 Trey Cavage scored the first run with a walk on a full count. No. 5 Snaga and Richard then swallowed the disappointment with a pitcher's ground ball in the face of changed pitcher Shota Nakazaki. The heated atmosphere cooled down.

leading 1-0 in the top of the sixth. He made a full base chance with no outs with an infield hit, a safe bunt that caught him off guard, and a dune. There were some wild pitching by the opposing pitcher. With one shot, he could have caught the victory, but he blew this opportunity in vain. No. 9 Yamasaki struck out standing, No. 1 Izuguchi struck out swinging, and No. 2 Hernandez turned to a fly ball in left field. It's the worst I wanted to avoid.

Like baseball's official formula, a crisis immediately came after the chance. starter Yamasaki, who had pitched scorelessly, collapsed. He sent out No. 2 Kikuchi Ryosuke and No. 3 Sandro Fabien with consecutive hits. Shota Sukane struck out Shota Sukakura on the 4th and allowed a walk to Shogo Sakakura on the 5th.




With one out, the bases loaded. Hiroshima No. 6 Jojono Kaito changed the course of the game. He hit a high fastball on his body for the fourth time at the ball count of 1B2S to make it a grand slam.

Yomiuri allowed an additional run with four walks in the eighth inning. The lineup, which missed the big chance in the sixth inning, only had three outs in the seventh to ninth innings. The Yomiuri Giants suffered a 0-3 defeat in the previous day (14th).

The gap between the main gun, Kazuma Okamoto, seems to be huge. Okamoto injured his left arm after colliding with a batter in the match against the Hanshin Tigers on the 6th. After he was out of power, Yoshikawa, Caviji, and Osiro entered the fourth position, but there has been no timely hit yet.




The Yomiuri Giants have lost seven games (two wins) in their last nine games. Although it fell to fourth place, it is possible to rebound at any time because the gap with the top teams is not large. There are 2.5 games with Hanshin in first place.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.