No. 4 Kazu Okamoto injured his left flank in all 143 games, Sands stalled in the second half
The first stage of the climax series (CS) of both the Central League and the Pacific League will start at the same time on the 6th. In the regular season, Hanshin, who is second in the regular season, and Giants, who is third, collide at the Koshien Stadium. Toshihiro Noguchi, a baseball critic who has been active as a catcher for a total of 21 years in four teams including Yakult and Hanshin, lists the key players of both teams.
Both teams have delicate players on the main axis, including whether or not they can participate. The giant is Kazuma Okamoto infielder, who played fourth in all 143 games this season, and Hanshin is outfielder Jerry Sands.
Kazu Okamoto hurt his left flank while practicing after the entire season. “The theme of this season’s Giants batting line was how to get a runner in front of Kazuma Okamoto and earn RBIs. If that center pole is lost, the impact will be immeasurable,” Noguchi points out. What’s more, it is the “songwriter” that the faulty part is on the side. “It hurts no matter what you do. Unlike joints, painkillers don’t work well, and once you hurt, it often lasts for a long time.”
On the other hand, Sands sat on the “5th left wing” in the first half of the race and became one of the driving forces behind Hanshin’s lead, but stalled in the second half of the race. After being deregistered as a player on October 2, he has been coordinating with the 2nd Army and the Phoenix League. “The Hanshin Tigers are most destructive when Sands sits in No. 5. If he is in the right condition, the opponent pitcher will have to compete against the previous No. 4 batter in the strike zone. It will not be possible and a virtuous cycle will be created. ” It was Mel Rojas Jr. outfielder who was promoted to the 1st army in place of Sands at the end of the game and participated in many left-wing stamens. The probability goes down (batting average .250 for left at bat and .148 for right at bat this season). I’m worried about the left arm, including Yuki Takahashi, who is expected to start in the second game as a giant. “
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