Hanshin won 4-0 against the Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on the 13th and won 10 consecutive games. He led the league with 79 wins, 4 draws and 44 losses, and has 1 magic number left to win.
Starting pitcher Aoyagi Koyo earned his eighth win of the season with four hits, one walk, one strikeout and no runs in six innings. 토토 The bullpen, which led to Colton Brewer 1 inning without losing a point, Kirishiki Takuma 1 inning without losing a point, and Ishii Daichi 1 inning without losing a point, kept the victory without losing a point. In the batting line, Teruaki Sato was active with three hits, one home run, four RBIs, one run and one out, including his 19th home run of the season.
Hanshin, who has won 10 consecutive games, became the third Japanese professional baseball player in history to win more than nine consecutive games in a single season on the 12th. In addition, starting pitchers won all 10 consecutive games. Hanshin, who started 11 consecutive games in 1937 and 1963, will set the highest tie record in the club’s history if he starts against Yomiuri on the 14th.
As Hiroshima 68 wins, 4 draws and 59 losses, which ranked second in the league, lost, Hanshin, which reduced its magic number to 1, is more likely to confirm its league title against its rival Yomiuri at its home stadium on the 14th. Hanshin has won the Central League championship five times 1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, and 2005. If he wins the league title this time, he will win the league title for the first time in 18 years since 2005.
Japanese media Daily Sports said, Hanshin has reduced its magic number to 1 by winning 10 consecutive games without losing in September. Okada Akinobu expressed his ambition to win the championship against Yomiuri at Koshien as he did 18 years ago.
Coach Okada said, We are able to win on our own rather than looking at the results of the other team Hiroshima. I like it because it’s easy to understand. It’s not good to hang out on the Hiroshima expedition. Since it’s an away game, there are not many Korean fans and the away cheering seats are far away, he said, expecting to win against rival Yomiuri at his home stadium.
If Hanshin wins the league title, he will be one step closer to his second championship since 1985. Hanshin, who has not won the Japanese Series for 37 years, is looking forward to winning the championship for the first time in 38 years. Along with Yomiuri, Hanshin is the most popular professional baseball team in Japan. Hanshin fans are especially famous for being very passionate. Hanshin fans already seem to be delighted as the possibility of advancing to the Japanese Series has grown for the first time in nine years since Oh Seung-hwan played in 2014.
Expectations are already rising for the championship in the Kansai region, including Osaka, Hanshin’s hometown. The Hanshin Tigers baseball team, which is currently popular in the Kansai region, is expected to win the league, and Japanese police have warned of various safety and crowd accidents due to a flood in Dotonbori on the day of the baseball team’s victory.
Will Hanshin, who has not won for so long that it is called the curse of Kernel Sanders, be able to win the Japanese Series following the league title. There is still a magic number left, but the atmosphere of Hanshin fans is already hot.