
SoftBank defeated Ham 6:2, Taiwanese pitcher Sun Yilei conceded 2 points in relief
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SoftBank swept Ham with 4 wins and 0 losses in the final round of the Pacific League Climax Series and successfully advanced to the Japan First Competition.
In the final round of the Japan Professional Pacific League climax series G3, the defending team SoftBank relied on Tomoya Masaki's key 2-point shot in the 5th game to reverse the score. It also scored 2 points from Taiwanese fireball man Sun Yilei. SoftBank defeated Ham 6:2 in the end, completing the series sweep and advancing to the "Japan First" competition for three consecutive years, striving for two consecutive championships.
The Hams, who were fighting against the odds, launched an offensive in the first inning. The pioneer Yuya Gunji hit a long hit, and Kotaro Kiyomiya hit a timely hit to help the team score the lead. Softbank broke through the blockade of Ham veteran Takayuki Kato in the third inning. Yamamoto Yudai's double hit and Shoko Yu's big hit tied the game.
SoftBank's starting pitcher, Yugo Maeda, went turbulent in the fifth inning. First, Hide Yamagata hit an infield hit, and in the next at-bat, Yuryo Tamiya hit a first-base grounder. SoftBank first baseman Masaki Tomoe made an error at second base, allowing Ham to occupy second and third bases. Mizuno Tatsuki's infield hit scored the lead, giving Ham a 2:1 lead.
Yugo Maeda pitched 5 innings and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned run, 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk. Masaki Tomoya made an apology pitch in the second half of the inning, hitting a 2-run cannon to left field and leading the score with one hit.
Sun Yilei, a Taiwanese fireball man who plays for Ham, came on as a reliever in the 6th inning. At first, star slugger Yanagita Yuki hit a fly ball to right field and was out. The next at bat, Daisei Makihara threw a four-ball walk and then was hit by Yamamoto Yudai's triple to right field and lost 1 run. After that, he was replaced by the coaching staff. After Tamai Daixiang took over the pitch, he was hit by Yanagi Tatsu. Softbank scored the 4th point, and the loss was also recorded on Sun Yilei.
Sun Yilei pitched 11 times in this campaign, only settling 1 player, allowing 1 hit, 2 runs, and 1 walk. His fastest ball speed was 156 kilometers, and his playoff ERA was 54.00. He interrupted his streak of scoreless performances in 2 consecutive games and 3 innings.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, SoftBank relied on Daisei Makihara's sacrifice fly to the left field and scored the sixth run. SoftBank's bullpen Gota Suzuki, D. Hernández, and Hiroki Matsumoto joined forces to hold on, and SoftBank's closer Kazuki Sugiyama successfully closed the door to hold on to the victory. The team defeated Ham 6:2 and advanced to Japan's first major tournament with a sweep of 4 wins and 0 losses.

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