In the first round of the first stage of the climax series of professional baseball and the Central League, the giant beat Hanshin 4-0.

If the giant wins the second round on the 7th, it will advance to the final stage.

Giants Ace Kanno throws overwhelming pitches

The giant aiming to be the best in Japan from 3rd place called for victory to the team with a good pitching as if pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano had cleared the regular season.



Pitcher Sugano achieved a no-hitter no-run in the climax series three years ago, and on the 6th, he threw a sharp changing ball into the course centered on a fastball exceeding 150 km and suppressed it to perfection up to 4 times. It was a goal and overwhelming content.



This season, due to a sense of discomfort in his right elbow, his registration as a player was canceled four times, resulting in 6 wins and 7 losses, and the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics also declined.



After the regular season, he continued to make adjustments by practicing batting in the actual battle format, and said that he was in good condition, saying, "I am in good shape with my body resting. I will go to the point where I can go without being aware of the number of balls."



In the 6th inning, 2 outs, 2nd base and 3rd base, and Koji Chikamoto of Hanshin, who won the title with the most hits in the only pinch of this game, were welcomed.



This season, he hit the 3rd batter, who had been hit with a batting average of 50% and was wary of "I have to be careful with the Hanshin Tigers", with a sharp changing ball and did not give a score.



Ace made the flow of the game in the severe situation that Kazuma Okamoto, the 4th player of the 2nd crown, could not enter the bench due to poor condition, and the batting line also scored effectively after the middle stage.



Pitcher Kanno said, "I am prepared for the 3rd and 4th of the middle."



Ace showed its presence in the short-term decisive battle.

Hanshin Takahashi "I'm sorry I couldn't live up to my expectations"

Haruto Takahashi, pitcher of Hanshin Tigers, who was in charge of starting the first game of the climax series.



He lost the pitcher with 3 goals in the 6th inning, and did not relieve the regret of this season when he was late due to injury.



Pitcher Takahashi, who is in his fourth year, is expected to be the ace of the future immediately after joining the team, and he has suppressed the batter around a straight with a power of over 150 km at the fastest, and has shown a large piece of sword.



However, due to repeated injuries, the past three years have been the most in the season, with only five wins.



I hurt my right flank at the camp, and after that I was forced to live in the 2nd army due to poor arm condition.



Even so, when he was promoted to the 1st Army in September, he played an active role in winning a shutout victory in two consecutive games in the battle for victory at the end of the season.



For the climax series, pitcher Takahashi was prepared to hit the regret that he was late due to injury, saying, "I'm really sorry that I couldn't meet my expectations because I couldn't help the team for a long time."



This season, pitcher Takahashi was assigned a major role in the first match against a giant with no goals in 16 innings.



"Throw without hesitation", throwing with good control from the beginning and limiting to one hit up to four times.



However, in the 5th inning, two hits led to a pinch for the first time in this game, and the giant No. 7 Naoki Yoshikawa gave the first goal in a timely manner.



Pitcher Takahashi was hit by a giant Wheeler in a double timely two-base six times.



I lost the pitcher with 3 goals in the 6th inning, and I couldn't get rid of the regrets of the regular season.