CS final round》Yokohama made a huge counterattack in the 9th game! A 4-point comeback to defeat Hanshin and break into the first place in Japan

Yokohama DeNA reversed Hanshin in G4 in the final round of the climax series and successfully advanced to Japan's first major competition. (Taken from Yokohama DeNA Official X)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Hanshin Tigers, who won the Central League and had a walk-off advantage in the CS final round, faced Yokohama DeNA's three-game losing streak. The opponent had already gained a draw advantage. The master of the game beat Morishita Shota and handed over 3 Ans, including a double gun in a single game. Unexpectedly, Yokohama staged a desperate counterattack in the 9th inning, scoring 4 points in a single inning, and finally won 8:5. Yokohama's "Xia Ke Shan" won 4 games in a row, advancing to Japan's first major competition with 4 wins and 1 loss, and will face the defending champion SoftBank.

The final round of the Central League maintained a 4-win system of 6 games. The Hanshin Tigers, the champions of the Central League, had won 1 before the game, but lost three consecutive games and accumulated 27 games without scoring, setting a record for the first time in the team's history in the final round of the climax game. Yokohama gained the lead in the first inning thanks to Toshiro Miyazaki's sacrifice fly. Hanshin counterattacked in the second half of the inning. Yokohama made a fielding error at the start. Shota Morishita and Yusuke Oyama hit in tandem to score Hanshin's first run of the series, ending the embarrassing record.

Yokohama shortstop Shuto Narise bombarded Hanshin's 31-year-old left-hander Kotaro Otake in the 4th inning, hitting a 2-run lead in left field. Kotaro Otake allowed 3 runs in the first 4 innings, allowed 5 hits, and struck out 3 times.

Yokohama's ace Higashi Katsuki was sniped by Morishita Sho Taiyang Harunpao in the 5th game, and Hanshin caught up to 2:3 and fell behind by one point. Dong Keshu started 5 games and allowed 9 hits. Among the 2 points he allowed, only 1 earned run and 2 strikeouts. His playoff ERA was 1.80.

Hanshin relied on the opponent's fielding error to tie the game in the 6th inning. Shota Morishita showed off his power again in the 6th inning, starting with two consecutive hits and helping the team lead by 1 point. Then Teruaki Sato and Yusuke Oyama hit the second and third bases with long hits and hits. Fushimi Towei hit a sacrifice fly at the right time and scored the 5th point.

Toshiro Miyazaki hit a hit with an RBI in the 8th inning, and Yokohama launched a desperate counterattack in the 9th inning. Daiki Mimori hit a center field hit in front of the car with two outs and two outs, scoring two points. Yokohama reversed 6:5. Inoue Tomoe and Hayashi Takuma also scored insurance points, and Yokohama scored four points in a single inning.

Yokohama closer Sean Reynolds had a thrilling shutout at the end of the 9th inning, holding on to the bases-loaded crisis. Yokohama defeated Hanshin 8:5 in the end, advancing to Japan's first major tournament again since 2024, when it defeated SoftBank 4:1 to seal the championship.