
Hanshin becomes the team's first consecutive victory in the Professional Baseball Central League
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The Hanshin Tigers became the first team to win consecutive league titles since the two-league system. This season, they maintained a high ranking from the start and won the race in the final stages.
On the 3rd, Hanshin Professional Baseball won the Central League championship for the second consecutive year and for the eighth time. This is the first time since the two-league system that the team has won consecutive league titles. They lost the match against Hiroshima 4-6, which was the winning magic "1," but the second-place Giants also lost in the night game, so the championship was decided in the 139th game.
Hanshin becomes the team's first consecutive victory in the Professional Baseball Central League
The starting lineup is stable with Takahashi, who has won 10 consecutive games, and ace Murakami. The batting lineup was also strong, with the No. 3 and No. 4 combination of Morishita and Sato competing for the home run title. In the final stages of the game, Ishii returned from a long absence as a relief worker, and new talents such as Kudo emerged.
They maintained a high ranking from the start, but stalled somewhat in the interleague games in May and June. The Magic "23" was lit for the first time on August 29th in the second half of the game, with the team tied for first place with the Giants. Starting on September 5th, they suffered a season-worst seven consecutive losses, and at one point they were close to losing just a game behind the second-place Giants, but they were able to get away with a series of wins in the end.

The Hanshin Tigers, a professional baseball team, became the first team in team history to win back-to-back Central League titles. Although they lost the match against Hiroshima, the championship was decided as the second-place giant lost to DeNA. Fans from all over Hyogo and Osaka prefectures erupted with joy and celebrated.

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On the 3rd, the Hanshin Tigers achieved back-to-back league championships in the professional baseball Central League for the first time in team history. They lost the match against Hiroshima, but the victory to the second-place Giants confirmed their championship. This was Kyuji Fujikawa's second year as manager, and his 12th victory, including his time in the 1st league.

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