Seibu finally ranks second in CS Director Tsuji’s area “What’s the development that makes you sweat like this?” | Full-Count

The commander “I take a long time to make a decision and Mori decided for myself” before Mori’s sacrifice who asked for a draw.

■ Seibu 5-4 Nippon Ham (3rd, Met Life)

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On Day 3, Seibu defeated Nippon Ham 5-4 at their home base, Met Life Dome, and ultimately came in second in CS’s forward rank alongside Lotte. Seibu’s second place is his first in 136 days since the second race of the season, on June 20, after the war with Nippon Ham. There are 5 games left this season. If two teams line up in 2nd place at the end, the one that wins in a head-to-head will advance to the climax series (CS), so it can be said that Seibu, who has decided to beat Lotte with 15 wins and 8 losses, is season, it is superior. ..

After the game, coach Tsuji frankly said: “I never thought there would be five games left and such an exciting development.” This day is the 8th round of 9 consecutive battles, which is the basis of the tests. The commander said, “The players are really tired. I’m doing the best I can as the times change, like day games, day games, nights and day games.”

I won the seesaw game with solid strategy and a shot here. In the 3rd inning to chase 2 points, Kuriyama tied for the left wing seat with 2 kills and 1st base. The 37-year-old, who turns 19 as a professional, has been working as a big wheel for five consecutive games. Director Tsuji had no choice but to be surprised, “I felt Kuriyama’s youth as if he could still strike in the opposite direction.” In the next four innings, Spanjenberg, who was in Japan for the first year, won the right wing seat and dropped No. 14 solo.

After that, he reversed once, but in the sixth inning, Kuriyama, who was in the lead, hit the base with a middle front hit against Hori, the left arm of third place on Nippon Ham, and Mori, a catcher of the next. hit, sent a touch. This led to Spanjenberg’s left sacrifice. In fact, it is said that Director Tsuji did not see Bunt’s sign in the forest. “I thought I was going to play a point, but it took me a long time to make a decision. Mori decided for me,” he said. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to hit him, but now Seibu can grab his own baseball and do the work they should do at his own discretion without having to wait for the signal. Probably a test of a group of adults.

In the seventh inning, Kaneko decided to make a sacrifice before throwing from first base without dying and advanced the runner to second base, calling for a timely hit before Tonozaki’s final.

On defense, Mitsuru Takahashi, who has achieved remarkable growth this season and has won the most 8 wins on the team, is unusually ill. Midway through the fifth inning, he retired with 6 hits, 4 balls, and 4 runs, but Miyagawa, Ogawa, Moriwaki, Taira and Masuda were desperately relegating after that. Masuda scored the 33rd save, the league’s biggest.

Director Tsuji simply said, “I think it’s really tough in a series of battles and pitches, but the pitchers (relief team) behind me are doing their best and doing a good job.” Even if I cry or laugh, there are only a few left. There is no choice but to believe in the players and fight.