In the end, Hanshin showed closeness to the difference of one point, but the difference in skill between the two teams is reflected in the difference of play.

The giant scored 7 points in the order of “flight angle drop” without Sakamoto and Okamoto. On the other hand, Hanshin didn’t score points up to 7 times against the starter Taguchi. He dragged Taguchi down in the eighth inning when he was out of resistance and scored 6 goals in the final stages, but the counter came too late.

Although he abandoned en route, Hanshin’s defeat was limited to “Taguchi’s measures”. What kind of approach did you take against the initial left arm? I have a doubt.

Taguchi is a guy who collects low sliders and hits them with a goro. The key to catching is the right-handed hitter. The first thing you need to be careful about is not hitting the correct hitter by hooking the incoming slider. Technically, place the right elbow of the rear arm inside the body and take the bat out from the inside. The ball you imagine can be rubbed a bit, so you must be in the mood to hit a fly.

However, only No. 4 Sands was made up of Hanshin’s right-handed hitters. In the eighth inning when the resistance was cut off, Oyama, Yokawa and Nakatani in the substitute hit the ball, but the right-handed hitters until the seventh inning had 5 trump outs with 9 hits, except the pitcher and Sands. Of the giant battery, more than half come out as ordered. I think I was able to pitch easily.

Although Hanshin gave instructions as a team, the players may not have the skill and ability to put it into practice. However, Kamei’s (Nigoro) first at bat was the only one caught by the giant’s left-handed batter against Aoyagi on the right hand. Although there is a difference between the left and the right, the left-handed giant was able to take basic measurements only for the pitcher who also hooked Aoyagi and hit him with a ball, and was linked to the result.

Aoyagi in this game was not in good shape, and it may happen that he did well. However, the competition among the youth was fierce and I felt like they were desperately trying to survive. I think this is the difference between Hanshin and the giant today. (Daily sports critic)