Worst CS record due to poor hitting, Hanshin on the brink - Professional Baseball CS

The atmosphere was heavy even before the match started. Hanshin entered the third match having lost consecutively since the first match, and both Sato and Morishita were removed from the starting lineup due to their condition. The batting lineup lacked energy as it was unable to fully utilize the two marquee hitters who supported the team's successive league championships, and suffered a humiliating three-game no-hitter loss for the first time in CS.

He faced an unfamiliar batting order with Tateishi at first and Chikamoto at third. In the first inning, there was one out and runners on first and second base, but No. 4 Oyama hit a double play. They missed a great opportunity to take the lead, and in the second inning, Maekawa was hit by a pitch and had to be substituted. With the game going poorly, Saiki, the starting pitcher, hit 3 runs in the third inning, which was too heavy for the team, and they lost the match without any help. Chikamoto, who did not have a hit in the final stage, regretted saying, ``I wanted to make a winning play.''

The league champions are pushed to the brink. Morishita, who came on as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, said emphatically, ``It's okay. I'll do my best.'' They still won't give up on making a comeback and advancing to the Japan Series.