Two consecutive wins that overwhelmed the giant “Three points” that were big for Softbank | Full-Count

The first point is the first attack “It was the biggest”

■ Softbank 13-2 Giant (Japan Series, 22, Kyocera dome)

Softbank has made great strides in Japan for the fourth year in a row with two consecutive wins. The second round of “SMBC Japan Series 2020” was held at the Kyocera Dome on the 22nd. The hitting line exploded from the start and 13 points were a masterpiece. With a series record of 2-0, it was Japan’s 10th consecutive series win, breaking the 2018 third-round record for consecutive victories.

It was an overwhelming victory to show the difference in power. The pitcher that came out of the giant and the pitcher that came out were prey. He also hits 13 hits and 15 points. It was an overwhelming victory, but in today’s game, we could see three “game points” that will affect the future of the series.

One of them is the first attack. When Yanagida took the lead with a timely second base hit over the midfielder’s head, Nao Yoshikawa at second base hit a bad ball into Glasial’s infield and added a point. In addition, he added points to Despine’s Sangoro and scored 3 points in the first half alone. Director Kimiyasu Kudo recalls, “The most important thing was that I got a point the first time. I think it was great because of the connection.”

After gaining momentum with this first attack, Kai made it to first base in the series as a trained graduate and added a point in the second. In the third inning, Grasial fired two runs, taking a six-point lead from the start.

The second point is the sixth defense with a 5 point lead. In the fifth inning, Ishikawa, the starting pitcher, hit Wheeler with 2 runs. This time, starting with 1 kill, Sakamoto and Okamoto were allowed to hit repeatedly, and 1 kill was 1st and 2nd base. Here, Director Kudo chose a succession plan from Ishikawa, who had been a good pitcher, for the relief team. He sent a “left assassin”, Kaya Makoto, to Maru, and shook him while aiming.