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| Softbank lifted the Japan Series trophy for the first time in five years. After losing one game to Hanshin, he won four consecutive games. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS |
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| Softbank has won three consecutive games against Nippon Ham in the CS Final Stage. He survived from the brink and reached the top of the Japan Series. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS |
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| Softbank's head coach Kokubo rose to the top of Japan in his second year in office. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS |
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The first winning team of this season came out in the Korea-U.S.-Japan professional baseball league. The Softbank Hawks beat the Hanshin Tigers and lifted the Japan Series trophy. In Game 5 of the Japan Series held at Nishinomiya Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on the 30th, the team came from behind to win 3-2. He gave up the first game and won four consecutive games. He returned to the top after five years in enemy territory.
He won his 12th Japan Series including his predecessors Nankai and Daiei. Hotaka Yamakawa, who hit home runs in three consecutive games in Game 2 and 4, won the series MVP.
Hanshin, who was on the edge of the cliff with one win and three losses, rode a good trend until the middle. He scored one point each in the second and fifth innings to lead 2-0. Starter Kotaro Odake gave up only three hits until the sixth inning and clearly beat the Softbank batters.
In the top of the eighth inning, trailing 0-2, Softbank, which had one win left until the championship, showed its hindsight. With one out and a runner on the first base, veteran Yanagita Yuki (37) hit a two-run home run to the left. 2-2, the game went back to square one.
The game went to extra time and the game was decided in the 11th inning. Leadoff hitter Isami Nomura pushed an outside fastball thrown by Hanshin ace Murakami, who took the mound in relief. A powerful ball was inserted into the stands on the right side of Koshien Stadium.
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| Softbank's home run hitter Yamakawa won the Japan Series MVP. He hit a home run in Game 2 and 4. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS |
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| The LG Twins players who won Game 4 of the Korean Series at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th are happy. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man 00000000 |
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3-2 come-from-behind. It is the 10th time in his career that Japan Series championship has been decided in overtime.
Softbank experienced nightmares last year in the Yokohama BayStars and Japan Series. He won the first and second away games in Yokohama and lost four consecutive games. It lost the championship trophy to Yokohama, the third-place team in the Central League. He fell victim to a drama that was like a lie. It was a disaster caused by negligence. This year, the mood was different from a year ago.
He slowed down at the beginning of the season even though he had the strongest power. Kondo Genske and other key players struggled due to injuries. It fell to the bottom in April and hovered at the bottom. Slowly, it was triggered. Since May, he has topped the regular season for two consecutive years.
I had a hard time getting through the first gate to the top. In the final stage of the Climax Series (best-of-four games) with the second-ranked Nippon Ham Fighters in the league, they secured three wins (best-of-two advantage) and lost three consecutive games. He was on the verge of winning the championship, but he drove to the edge of the cliff. He overcame the pressure and won 2-1 in Game 6 to advance to the Japan Series for the second consecutive year.
Coach Hiroki Kokubo reached the top position in his second year. Fujikawa Kyuji, who looked at the top in his first year in office, turned around, swallowing his disappointment. He must have had a heartache because he won the championship on his home turf.
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| Toronto won Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 30th to make the entire series 3-2 on the 30th. EPA Yonhap News |
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Meanwhile, the LG Twins are on the verge of winning the Korean Series. In Game 4 on the 30th, the team came from behind to win the game 7-4. Trailing 1-4, he scored six runs in the top of the ninth inning by collapsing the Hanwha bullpen. a series record of three wins and one loss. If he wins Game 5 on the 31st, he will be at the top for the fourth time in his career. In the Major League World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays lead the LG Dodgers with 3 wins and 2 losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
