From the front of the card, there was a story saying, “If it’s 2 wins and 1 draw, it’s the Hanshin Tigers.” I was wondering if such a good thing would be good, but that’s right, “2 wins and 1 draw” without change. In addition, this match is like winning because I brought it to a draw after being given a 6-point difference. It was a three-game series of giants that Hanshin couldn’t hope for.

There are many “winning factors”. I think that the Hanshin Bench led by Akihiro Yano, the commander who was hungry as well as the players’ struggle and tenacity, was quite big. The biggest thing on this day is probably the place where I gave up the starting lineup, Takumi Akiyama, twice.

“I thought I had to go early because it was a chance.” As Yano looked back, he chased 3 points twice, 2 deaths, 1st and 2nd base to send a pinch hitter to Akiyama. However, this did not come to fruition, and Shintaro Fujinami was raised to the mound in 2nd place.

Fujinami was waiting for the bullpen because the starter’s match between China and Japan was canceled in the rain. But, of course, it is not included in the “equation of victory”. If it came out, it was not limited to winning or losing, but there was only a development with a big difference, or appointing as a “long man” like this day.

As expected, he pitched with Longman. Suddenly he walked 2 walks, and he was worried that it would be difficult to control the ball. Kazuma Okamoto took 3 runs in the 3rd inning, so it may be a failure as a result.

However, in a sense, “Fujinami Longman” is a symbol of all-baseball and Ichimaru baseball that Yano Hanshin is aiming for. A player who normally wants to work as a starting staff. However, it has not been able to get out of the long-standing slump.

Still, the time doesn’t wait. At present, Fujinami has also put effort into it as the minimum force that can contribute. Considering past achievements and pride, it will be quite difficult. Even so, I had a haircut, and I felt the spirit of Fujinami, who sled off his beard and went up to the 1st Army mound.

“If you throw it tenaciously. (In the 2nd army battle) I was able to count using various types of balls. I want to put out such a part.” Fujinami, who was talking about that before the pitching on the 2nd, I think I could see that Katarin.

Even so, it was a bench-to-bench three-game battle. Yano also desperately countered the measures taken by the famous general Tatsunori Hara, such as quick succession of baseball, with “all baseball”. That led to the result of “2 wins and 1 draw”. This is big. (Honorific title omitted)[Toshio Takahara](Nikkan Sports.com / Baseball column “Tiger, tiger, tiger!”)