Baseball is really hard, right? I didn't expect to lose four consecutive points to fourth place, which was overwhelmed by 15 wins and three losses, just before winning the championship.

Sep 24, 2025

Baseball is really hard, right? I didn't expect to lose four consecutive points to fourth place, which was overwhelmed by 15 wins and three losses, just before winning the championship.
Softbank, which is set to lose its second consecutive league title, has lost four in a row ahead of its end. He gave up all four consecutive games with Orix by one point from the 20th to the 23rd. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS



Baseball is really hard, right? I didn't expect to lose four consecutive points to fourth place, which was overwhelmed by 15 wins and three losses, just before winning the championship.
Orix veteran Sugimoto hit a winning home run in the eighth inning against Softbank on the 22nd. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
Baseball is very difficult.

Softbank Hawks, the strongest player in the Pacific League. He is on the verge of winning the league for the second consecutive year. Major hitters such as Kondo Kenske and Yanagita Yuki were injured and struggled, but gradually triggered and succeeded in rebounding. In the interleague (exchange match) from late May to mid-June, he recorded 12 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses, ranking first overall in both Pacific and Central leagues. After a leading battle with the Nippon-Ham Fighters, he hit it with a frightening spirit. The fight for first place seemed to end blandly. Last year, Softbank and Nippon Ham also started the fall baseball in first and second place.

15 wins, two draws and three losses. This is Softbank's performance against the Orix Buffaloes until the 15th. He won eight consecutive games against Orix until the 15th. I caught Orix like a mouse. In other words, Orix helped Softbank emerge as the leader and fly high.




Fukuoka Paypay Dome on the 20th and 23rd. Four consecutive games against Orix were held at Softbank home. Naturally, Softbank, which had been on a five-game winning streak, was expected to dominate. In fact, he even looked to confirm the championship. But a situation that no one expected happened. Softbank has collapsed. He lost all four games.

Orix, who had been unilaterally beaten, hit back-to-back as if he was venting his anger. On the first day of the 20th, he scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and won 5-4. Softbank closer Kazuki Sugiyama was knocked down.

Orix won 2-1 on the 21st. Softbank ace Kohei Arihara, who has recorded double-digit wins for three consecutive years, was informed of the loss of two runs in eight innings. 홈런 2
Baseball is really hard, right? I didn't expect to lose four consecutive points to fourth place, which was overwhelmed by 15 wins and three losses, just before winning the championship.
Orix won four consecutive games after falling behind SoftBank with three wins, two draws and 15 losses. Counter-punching late in the season. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
took the victory to the room. On the 22nd and 23rd, he won 1-0 in two consecutive games. I've thrown SoftBank into a ` mental breakdown.'

a one-point loss in four consecutive games. It is a humiliating result. The powerful lineup was silent in scoring chances. Five points in four games. He went scoreless in 18 consecutive innings from the 22nd to the 23rd. He has 40 leftovers in four games. Second-ranked Nippon Ham lost on the 23rd and maintained a 2.5 game gap, but a sudden break was caught in front of the arrival point.

Coach Hiroki Kokubo soothed his disappointment by saying, `Tomorrow we will move to Sendai, and the atmosphere will change.' Starting on the 24th, three consecutive away games will be held against the Rakuten Eagles. However, Rakuten in fourth place is not easy. Softbank is the only team in the league to fail to gain the upper hand this season. It was 11 wins and 11 losses in 22 games.

Softbank has eight games left as of the 23rd. He lost on the 23rd, but his winning magic number was reduced to '5'. He is likely to win his second consecutive league title, but his fourth consecutive win against Orix is bound to be a burden.




Softbank lost four consecutive games last year in the first and second games of the Yokohama BayStars and Japan Series. He fell victim to a series of lying-like demagogues.
Baseball is really hard, right? I didn't expect to lose four consecutive points to fourth place, which was overwhelmed by 15 wins and three losses, just before winning the championship.
Softbank lost four consecutive games to Yokohama in last year's Japan Series. Softbank players greeting their fans after the game. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS
Yokohama ranked third in the Central League last year. This is the result of being careless.

Baseball is very difficult.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.