Yakult, who has the magic number “2” to win the professional baseball Central League, will face 2nd place DeNA at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 25th, and if they win, they will win the league championship for the second consecutive year.
Expectations are also high for Munetaka Murakami's No. 56 home run in this match.
On the night of the 24th, Yakult, the leader of the Central League, defeated 2nd place DeNA at Jingu Stadium, its home ground, and reduced the magic number to victory by two to "2".
Yakult will face DeNA at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 25th, and if they win, they will win the league championship for the 9th time in a row.
In addition, Yakult's No. 4 Munetaka Murakami will surpass the giant's Sadaharu Oh in this match, and expectations are high for No. 56 home runs, the most for a Japanese player in the season.
Ahead of the important match, the players practiced on the grounds right next to Jingu Stadium, and Murakami and other players looked relaxed as they prepared for the match by running.
The starting lineup for the 25th is Yasuhiro Ogawa for Yakult and Shota Imanaga for DeNA.
Yakult has played against Imanaga pitcher three times this season and suffered two losses, and it seems that the point will be whether the batting line can capture Imanaga pitcher on the night of the 25th.
The match between Yakult and DeNA will start at 6:00 pm at Jingu Stadium.