Yakult, the leader of professional baseball and the Central League, defeated the second-placed Hanshin Tigers on the night of the 8th, and the magic number "11" to win the championship was lit for the first time.
On the night of the 8th, Yakult was in a situation where the magic number would light up for the first time if he won or drew in the match with the 2nd place Hanshin at Jingu Stadium.
In the game, Yakult took the lead with a timely two-base of No. 4 Munetaka Murakami, two times No. 8 Naomichi Nishiura's No. 5 solo, and five times No. 1 Yasutaka Shiomi's two-point timely. I expanded my lead with.
Yasunobu Okugawa, the starting pitcher in the second year, pitched well with 4 hits and 1 run in the middle of the 7th inning with a good pitching, and Yakult won 4 to 1.
Yakult extended the winning streak to "7" and the magic number "11" was lit.
Yakult, aiming to win the league title for the first time in six years from the bottom for the second consecutive year, has rebuilt the pitcher team, which was a challenge by director Shingo Takatsu flexibly appointing young players, and the batting line is also the addition of new foreign players and the growth of young players. The thickness has increased, and the team's score is the top of the 12 teams.