There is no choice but to face the reality that makes you want to look the other way. He lost all four races of the Japan series as Central League champion. Eight consecutive losses to Softbank since last season. The four consecutive losses over two consecutive seasons were the first humiliation in professional baseball history.

9 times to chase 3 points. Hara, who is standing on the bench, furrowed deeply between her brows and looked at the battle situation with a stern gaze. Shun Tanaka missed from 1st and 2nd base and fell to a strike, sending Kamei as a substitute. The original giant’s 20-year season ended when a veteran hit the ball in pain and flew over the head of the powerless second baseman.

“The batting line didn’t work out very well. I got 1 point today. (From the first round) 1 point, 2 points, 0 points, 1 point. After all, the attack didn’t work on the attacking team type.”

If I lose, I change my order drastically at the end of the season. After dismantling the cleanup, the “Sakamaruoka” lineup of No. 2 Sakamoto, No. 3 Maru and No. 4 Okamoto was revived for the first time in 3 months since the match against Hiroshima on August 23. In the first inning, Sakamoto’s left-handed second baseman hit first base in the series for the first time.

The mood on the bench reached its climax, but the “second point” is far away. When Maru collapsed from second base without dying, he went down next and couldn’t take any additional points. Behind the scenes, Softbank Yanagida’s swing allowed for an instant reversal. When he took two runs in the second inning and widened to a three-point difference, he didn’t have the power to beat Softbank pitchers.

A total of 4 goals in 4 games is the worst draw of all time. Hara said: “The coaches, the players, including myself, we have to grow once or twice yet. Specifically, I have not organized yet. There is something we need. One by one.” The special season, which started about three months later, it ended with great joy and some challenges.[Yusuke Maeda]