Major League Baseball Playoffs Reds Akiyama Pinch hitter also loses goodbye October 1, 11:13
The major league playoffs and the division series advancement deciding match began on the 30th in the National League, and Shogo Akiyama of the Reds participated in the Braves game as a substitute, but there was no hit and the team lost the goodbye.
In the division series advancement deciding match, the team that won the first two wins will advance to the division series.
Reds, to which Akiyama belongs, entered the playoffs for the first time in seven years after finishing third in the Chubu region in the National League, and on the 30th, entered the first round with Braves, who was ranked first in the eastern region, and Atlanta, the opponent's home base.
Akiyama left the starting lineup and was appointed as a substitute for the 11th inning, which was greeted by both teams with no points, but after a strikeout, he entered the defense of the center.
Akiyama had a chance of 2 outs, 2nd base and 3rd base in the 12th inning, but he was sent a pinch hitter and retired.
The match was extended 13 times, and the Reds lost the goodbye 0-1 and there was no time left for the division series advancement.