In the 9th inning, chasing 1 run, the bases loaded with 1 out, and the game was set up with a double play.
Hanshin 3-2 DeNA (CS First, 10th, Yokohama)
On the 10th, DeNA narrowly lost 2-3 in the third game of the first leg of the Climax Series (CS) against Hanshin at their home ground at Yokohama Stadium. With 1 win and 2 losses, he could not advance to the final stage and was eliminated. However, Daisuke Miura, who is in his second year as manager, looked back on last season’s development from last season to second place, saying, “Compared to last year, it has changed significantly.”
9 times chasing 1 point. DeNA attacked Hanshin in the 5th off Yuasa and the bases loaded with one out. I had a chance to win a bye coming from behind. Manager Miura assigned 40-year-old veteran outfielder Kazuya Fujita as a pinch hitter for Yasuaki Yamazaki. Fujita hit a 152 kilometer fastball on the first pitch, but it was a no-go. The ball was passed from second baseman to home plate and then to first base, and the game was set up with a double play. Fujita, who slid headfirst into first base, was unable to move for a while, lying face down.
Outfielder Taiji Ota was still on the bench as a hitting replacement. However, given the circumstances so far, this may have been Fujita’s “choice”.
During the 2012 season, Fujita was traded from Yokohama (now DeNA), where he had been registered for eight years, to Rakuten, and promoted to second baseman with two Top Nines and three Golden Glove Awards in the new world. When Rakuten was out of the force as long as last season, he returned for the first time in 10 years in response to the long-awaited enthusiastic theory of his old home. He takes good care of young people and is known for his good character. This season, after July 10th, the second army adjustment took two and a half months, but it was still crawling up to the first army on September 28th.
Two days ago, in the first game of the first phase, he was finally appointed as the 6th starting lineup, and the enthusiastic surroundings and fans saw him hit first base. Manager Miura said, “(The reason for the appointment) was Fujita’s experience. Everyone was ready, and Fujita was preparing well, and it was the result of decisive action.”
