On the night of the 24th, Yakult, the leader of the professional baseball Central League, won 2nd place DeNA 8-1 at Jingu Stadium, reducing the magic number to victory by two to "2".
The team will face DeNA again on the 25th, and if they win, they will win the league championship for the second consecutive year.
Yakult, who had set the magic number to victory as "4", played against second place DeNA at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 24th.
In the first inning, No. 2 Kotaro YAMAZAKI scored a goal with a timely hit.
Then, in the second inning, No. 5 Osuna scored an additional point with No. 18 solo home run, and scored three times to extend the lead in the early stages.
And in the 7th inning with a 6-point lead, No. 7, Yuhei Nakamura, hit a No. 5 two-run home run, making it 8-0.
Throwing, the starting pitcher Saisneed threw a powerful straight at key points, keeping the DeNA batting line to 1 run in the middle of the 8th inning.
And after this, the relievers did not allow any goals and won 8-1.
With this, Yakult's magic number has decreased by two to "2".
The team will face DeNA at Jingu Stadium on the 25th, and if they win, they will win the league championship for the second consecutive year.
Manager Shingo Takatsu: "I want to win. I really want to win."
Coach Takatsu Shingo said after the match, ``I want to win. I really want to win.
Starter Cysneed "Always stay focused and keep your body and mind"
Yakult starting pitcher Saisnead, who won his 9th win this season, commented on the fact that even though the game was delayed by an hour and a half due to rain, he conceded one goal in the middle of the eighth inning. I was able to do it. Thanks to the batting line scoring points in the early stages of the game, I was able to pitch well.”