"8 points in 6G", defeat, victory, loss, and request of former teammate Lee Seung-yeop..."No criticism from the players. I'll take it." Fans also responded
"8 points in 6G", defeat, victory, loss, and request of former teammate Lee Seung-yeop..."No criticism from the players. I'll take it." Fans also responded
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"I didn't win. I'll be criticized."
The Yomiuri Giants failed to advance to the Japanese Series by kneeling 2-3 in Game 6 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage against the Yokohama DeNA Baystars of the 2024 Japanese professional baseball postseason at Tokyo Dome Stadium in Bunkyo-gu, Tokyo, Japan on the 21st (Korea time).
Based on its 77 wins, seven draws and 59 losses and a 0.566 win rate, the Yomiuri Giants beat the defending champion Hanshin Tigers by 3.5 games to win the regular season title in the Central League. However, the results in the fall season were shocking. In Japan, teams that win the regular season title can play at home throughout the fall season and play the post season with one win in hand.
However, on the 16th, they fell to their knees 0-2 in the first game, and as the batters were silent in the second game, they lost 1-2 and lost the third game 1-2, putting them on the edge of the precipice. Afterwards, Yomiuri defeated Yokohama DeNA 4-1 in Game 4, setting the stage for a reversal of the atmosphere, and also succeeded in leading the series to 3 wins and 3 losses with a 1-0 victory in Game 5. However, there was no more miracle.
With one win ending his season in the Japanese Series, and one loss ending his fall baseball schedule, Yomiuri again failed to overcome Yokohama DeNA. It was Yomiuri who took the lead early in the game. In the first inning, Yomiuri got the first run thanks to a walk by the first batter Hisayoshi Chono, a sacrifice bunt by the subsequent batter, and an error by Yokohama DeNA due to Elijah Hernandez's ground ball in a chance to score, which was made by Hayato Sakamoto's intentional four pitches.
He added an extra point in time. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Sakamoto, the leadoff hitter, exploded a double to center field, and Raito Nakayama drove in a liner. With Yukinori Kishida's walk added, starting pitcher Shosei Togo scored a squeeze bunt to widen the gap to 2-0 with chances at the first and third bases.
However, the mood did not last long. Not only did Togo contribute to winning the World Baseball Classic by being called upon by the Japanese national team in March last year, but he also joined the Premier 12 national team of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in November this year, suffered a blow in defense in the top of the fifth inning.
Togo, who had a hit by leadoff hitter Kajiwara Kowki, could hardly stabilize and was chased under his chin when he allowed a three-run RBI single to right field by follow-up hitter Keita Mori. Then, he gave up an equalizer to Mike Ford, who came out later, and the game was quickly balanced to 2-2. After that, Yomiuri immediately activated the bullpen and maintained a tight flow by preventing Yokohama DeNA's attack without losing a point until the eighth inning, but the flow of the game was overturned in the ninth inning.
After the end of this season, Yomiuri threw a game-winning move to use Tomoyuki Sugano, the "starter" who expressed his intention to challenge the major leagues, as a bullpen. Sugano, who took the mound from the eighth inning, ended the inning with three outs and also took the mound in the ninth inning, and sent out the leadoff hitter when he was hit by Mori. Since then, he has quickly accumulated an out count with a sacrifice bunt and a ground ball, and eventually lost the lead as he allowed a decisive shot to Maki Shugo, who also joined the Premier 12 national team following the WBC and the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) with two outs and third base. 안전놀이터
Yomiuri tried to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, but all the central batters leading to Makoto Kadoki, Yoshihiro Maru, and Kazuma Okamoto were withdrawn from the Japanese series, frustrating Yokohama DeNA to take the Japan Series for the first time in seven years.