The sixth game of the professional baseball Japan Series was held at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 29th, and Orix beat Yakult 3-0.



Orix had a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, and was the best in Japan.

Even without Orix Ace, “Everyone wins”

In a match in which the winner would be the best in Japan, the Orix pitchers were all united and showed tenacious pitching in the absence of absolute ace pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, drawing the flow of the game.



In the first game, ace pitcher Yamamoto was entrusted with the mound in hopes of winning, but in the fifth inning, he complained of discomfort in his left flank and left the mound.



Prior to this series, Yamamoto was expected to start in Game 6 with 6 days left, just like last year's Japan Series, but he was entrusted with the starting lineup in this game, in which the winning team will take the lead in Japan. was pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki.



In the second game, Yamazaki kept no runs in the 4th inning, and in batting, he scored his first RBI by hitting the opening timely.



Looking ahead to this game with five days left, he said, "I'm happy to be able to start twice in the Japan Series. With two wins and two losses and five draws, Orix has a good flow, so I want to keep that momentum going." , was enthusiastic.



Pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki, as he said, used the changeup skillfully from the start to not narrow down the Yakult batting lineup.



In addition, center Nakagawa Keita hit the fence while catching the ball.



Pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki recalled, “I went up to the mound thinking only about throwing each ball carefully.



Orix entered the pitcher relay from here after scoring one point in the sixth inning.



In the 6th inning, Yuki Udagawa was the second pitcher, Yoshitoshi Hirano was the third pitcher in the 7th inning, and Soichiro Yamazaki was the fourth pitcher in the 8th inning.



And in the ninth inning, pitcher Wagespak closed.



Orix embodied the team slogan, "We win together," with the pitchers playing their respective roles in the absence of the ace.

Yakult Ogawa 1 ball regrettable

Yakult pitcher Yasuhiro Ogawa, who started for the second time in this series, showed a better pitch than the first game, but the result was a regrettable one pitch.



Ogawa is the only pitcher in Yakult to reach the regular pitching innings and win eight games in the regular season.



In the first game, even though I had a runner, I persevered and gave up 2 runs in the 5th inning, and became the winning pitcher.



After that, the team lost consecutively in the 4th and 5th games in Osaka.



While the stars were returned to five minutes, he returned to his home base, Jingu Stadium, and started again in the sixth game, saying, ``The opponent is gaining momentum, but I will switch and concentrate on the game in front of me.''



Pitcher Ogawa had more power in the straight than in the first game, and effectively used speed and slowness, including a changeup with the brake applied.



However, in the 6th inning, when a two-out second base pinch was invited due to a hit to the front, Masanao Yoshida, the 4th hitter who had two home runs in the previous game, was welcomed, and the bench refrained from reporting.



He was on first base and second base with two outs, and he wanted to get out of the pinch by holding down No. 5, Yutaro Sugimoto, but he hit a timely hit and was robbed of the first goal.



Ogawa gave up 1 goal in the 6th inning, surpassing the previous game in terms of pitching and numbers, but the batting line was silent on this day.



The one ball I threw to Sugimoto turned out to be a regrettable result.