
プロ野球パ・リーグのクライマックスシリーズ最終ステージ第3戦で、ソフトバンクが日本ハムを6―2で破り、3連勝で3年連続の日本シリーズ進出を決めた。若手選手の活躍と小久保監督の采配が光り、庄子雄大がMVPに選ばれた。
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ソフトバンクはレギュラーシーズンで3連覇を達成し、クライマックスシリーズではアドバンテージ2勝を持って最終ステージに臨んだ。
プロ野球パ・リーグのクライマックスシリーズ(CS)最終ステージ(S)第3戦が16日、みずほペイペイドームであり、レギュラーシーズン(RS)で3連覇を果たしたソフトバンクが6―2で3位の日本ハムを破り、3連勝で3年連続の日本シリーズ進出を決めた。
若手が躍動、監督の采配もズバリ
MVPには、2試合で適時打を放った2年目の庄子雄大が選ばれた。
試合後、小久保裕紀監督は場内インタビューで語った。
「ファイターズの思いも背負って日本シリーズに向かいます」
3試合連続の逆転勝ち。この日は、今季飛躍した若手がこぞって結果を出した。
先発した左腕・前田悠伍は5回2失点(自責点1)。高卒3年目で急成長してRSでは12勝(1敗)を挙げ、CS初登板でも安定していた。
打っても庄子のほか、5年目の正木智也が五回に逆転2ランを放つなど、伸び伸びと実力を発揮した。
今年からCSの開催方式が変わり、パはRSでソフトバンクと日本ハムに10ゲーム差以上がついたため、7試合制(5勝先取)でソフトバンクにアドバンテージ2勝が与えられた。
最終S開幕前、小久保監督は短期決戦の戦い方を問われ、「動く後悔より動かない後悔のほうが大きいと思っている。しっかり判断したい」と話した。
14日の第1戦では先発したエース左腕・モイネロが不安定とみるや、三回途中ですぱっと交代を告げた。チームの逆転勝ちを呼び込み、最終S突破への流れをつくる采配になった。
最大のライバルを圧倒した一年
今年の最大のライバルとみられた日本ハムに対し、RSでは18勝5敗2分けと圧倒し、CSでも3連勝。黄金期到来を思わせる勝ちっぷりだ。
日本シリーズは24日にセ・リーグの本拠で開幕し、ソフトバンクは阪神かDeNAと対戦する。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
ソフトバンクは日本シリーズでセ・リーグ代表と対戦し、優勝を争う
Likely · Within weeks

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The Dodgers lost 4-6 to the Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, missing out on advancing to the World Series with their fourth straight loss. Shohei Otani exploded with joy as he hit his first home run in about two months, but the team lost. The Brewers advanced to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.

The Dodgers lost 4-6 to the Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, missing out on advancing to the World Series for the third consecutive year. Shohei Otani struggled, hitting a 3-run shot over the right field in the second inning, but the team's batting lineup was silent, and the starters and middle relievers were struggling.

In Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers lost to the Brewers, 4-6, and were eliminated with 0 wins and 4 losses. As a result, they did not win the league for the third consecutive year and did not advance to the World Series. Shohei Otani of the Dodgers hit a three-run home run in the second inning, his first home run in about two months, but it did not lead to a victory for the team. The Brewers advanced to the World Series for the second time in 44 years, the first being in 1982.

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