Overview
- SoftBank erased a two-run deficit and put up five runs in the fourth inning to take the lead in the Climax Series Final at Mizuho PayPay Dome on Wednesday.
- Starter Moinero was removed after allowing three runs in the third inning, and the bullpen sequence that followed set the stage for the fourth‑inning rally.
- Nippon‑Ham’s 20‑year‑old two‑way player Reo Shibata hit a sacrifice fly in the third to briefly give his team the lead but then committed a throwing error with one out and the bases loaded in the fourth.
- Nine‑hole batter Yudai Shoji drove in a run off newly entered reliever Jiei Okawa to tie the game and help spark the batter‑around, five‑run sequence that decided the inning.
- SoftBank’s comeback underlines the club’s postseason poise after a dominant regular season — including a third straight league title and 700-plus runs — and raises questions about Nippon‑Ham’s handling of late defensive and bullpen moments that young players will learn from.