August 12, 2023, 22:28 Softbank vs. Nippon Ham Bottom of the 8th inning Softbank 2nd death 1st base, Yanagida ends in middle flight (photographed by Maki Umene)
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For Softbank, it must have been a painful loss. Rakuten vs. Orix in Sendai canceled due to rain. At times like this, I wanted to close the gap by half a step, but I was completely defeated by Nippon-Ham. It was 8.5 games behind the top Orix and 3 games behind the 4th place Rakuten. It’s not a march, but if you take one step back and two steps forward, you’re one step forward.
Rei Takahashi, who became the second starting mound this season, sank in three shots. If the team were to run fast, they might have been able to afford the mound, but the current situation is a sudden death battle. Although he kept no runs until the 3rd inning, Manami’s preemptive 2 runs in the 4th inning tilted him to a defensive pitch.
It reminded me of the Hawks when they were weak. Isao Nakauchi, the owner (deceased) of the Daiei days, who visited the “Obon series” before watching the game, often said. “The Hawks are said to be ‘Itsuki’s Lullaby’.” The lyrics of the nursery rhyme Itsuki no Lullaby sarcastically mention the sluggishness of the Hawks, saying, “There is no more after Bon.”
I want to win the third game on the 13th, which is also the beginning of Obon. Rather than losing the card against Nippon-Ham, the next card will be a three-game match against the leader, Orix, and the enemy land, Osaka. If you can get in with a win, it will give you the impetus to counterattack, but if you lose first, the V battle will fade away as much as possible “from the tray onwards.” It may be an exaggeration, but it may be said that it is a match that will predict the season. (Japanese original by Eiji Satake, City News Department)
Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham Director Fujimoto tells the change with a stern expression (photographed by Maki Umene) Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham 6th inning Softbank 1st base, Yanagida ends in mid-fly (photographed by Maki Umene) Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham 6th inning Back Softbank 2nd death 1st base, Kondo strikes out and falls down (photographed by Maki Umene) Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham 8th inning Softbank 2nd death 1st base, Yanagida ends in middle flight (photographed by Maki Umene) Back number in this column there is.
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