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Nippon-Ham fights against unmanned first base, director Shinjo “There is only a sign mistake” | Full-Count

Director Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Nippon-Ham[Photo: Toshii Machida]

10 times extension No death 1st, 2nd base, 1st baseman is in front for some reason

■ Orix 3-2 Nippon-Ham (26th, Tokyo Dome)

Nippon-Ham lost to Orix 10 times in the match against Orix at Tokyo Dome on the 26th, 2-3 and the debt increased to 9. Takayuki Kato, who had been pitching well in the 8th inning with a 2-point lead, struck a tie for 2 runs against Kotaro Kurebayashi infielder and entered overtime. In the 10th inning, pitcher Koki Kitayama made a mistake in throwing a pick-off ball to unmanned first base from first and second bases, and third-placed pitcher Mizuki Hori allowed Masataka Yoshida outfielder to hit the final right from second base. bottom.

After the match, Director Shinjo looked back on the scene of the restraint mistake that led to the final point, “I think it’s a mistake, but I don’t know a little. There is only a sign mistake …”. However, he thanked the Tokyo Dome for being filled by more than 20,000 fans.

Nippon-Ham took the lead in the 4th inning with Ishii’s timely hit. In addition, he was a heavy thief from the first and third bases without death, and he was able to take advantage of the additional points and the match, so it was a wasteful defeat.

[Watch the actual video]The ball goes to an unmanned foul ground … Kiyomiya goes forward and Kitayama restrains the vacant first base