Pacific League Nippon-Ham 4-5 Orix (April 28, 2024 Escon F)
Manager Shinjo watching the game from the bench (Photographer: Shigeo Takahashi)
Photo By Sponichi
Nippon-Ham’s poor defense resonated as they scored 4 runs on 1 hit, a rare record for the first time in professional baseball, and their winning streak of 1-point differential games since the opening ended at 5.
In the 4th inning, they took the lead by 2 points due to 4 walks and an opponent’s mistake. In the fifth inning, right after the score was tied, Martinez’s only hit on the team, a well-timed double down the left field, put them ahead by two points.
However, Kiyomiya’s throwing errors in the 5th inning and Tamiya’s throwing errors in the 7th inning led to runs, resulting in three errors, the most this season. This is a complete change from last season, when the team had 17 wins and 31 losses in games with a one-point difference, the worst of the 12 teams, and this season, they had dominated from the start, but suffered their first loss, and manager Shinjo commented through the team, “We’ll win tomorrow!”
≪1980 victory over Seibu with only 3 runs≫ Nippon-Ham scored 1 hit and 4 points in the match against Orix. This was the first time in the history of professional baseball, including the 1st league era, that he scored four points in one game with one hit or less. To date, Nippon-Ham’s most points scored with one hit or less is three points. On May 13, 1980, they won 3-0 against Seibu with only Junichi Kashiwara’s three runs scored.
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2024-04-29 14:29:57
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