Orix, the leader in professional baseball and the Pacific League, was second and Lotte lost in the game on the night of the 27th, so the 13th victory was decided for the first time in 25 years.
Orix has finished all the games this season, and if Lotte in the remaining three games loses even one game, Orix will win.
Lotte played against Rakuten on the night of the 27th at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai.
In the match, Lotte took the lead with a timely two-base hit by No. 4 Laird with a double out and second base.
Starting pitcher Kazuya Kojima was limited to one hit up to the fourth inning, but in the fifth inning, he was walked from 2 outs to first base and third base, and was tied in a timely manner by Rakuten’s 9th player Hikari Ota. I did.
In the 8th inning, the third pitcher, Chihaya Sasaki, was beaten by Hiroto Kobukata, who was a substitute for first base and second base, and Lotte lost 1 to 2, so Orix won the championship for the first time in 25 years. It was decided.
ORIX has won the championship for the 13th time, including its predecessor, Hankyu.
Orix was at the bottom for two consecutive years until last season, but under the supervision of Satoshi Nakajima in his first year in office, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in his fifth year left overwhelming results such as 18 wins at the top of both leagues, and Yoshida, the main player. Masataka and Yutaro Sugimoto pulled the line.
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