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Nippon-Ham’ game start delayed by an hour and a half due to the typhoon… A painful 0-2 lose to Orix

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2025.9.5(金) 23:01

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Pacific League: Orix 2-0 Nippon-Ham (5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Nippon-Ham once again encountered travel issues on the 5th. They traveled from Tokyo to Osaka on a morning bullet train for their game against Orix (Kyocera Dome). However, due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Hagibis, they arrived at Shin-Osaka 4 hours and 22 minutes later than scheduled. The game started 90 minutes later than scheduled, with the start of the game at 7:30 PM. The game Orix (Kyocera Dome) on August 1st was also delayed by 16 minutes due to flight delays, but this time the travel to Osaka was affected even more than last time. Manager Shinjo, like last time, announced starting line-up in advance on his Instagram. The team lost the game 0-2.

The second time was even more hectic than the previous one. Nippon-Ham Fighters arrived at the stadium just after 6:00 PM, and began warming up individually around 6:20 PM. Instead of batting practice, they worked up a good workout with practice balls and tee shots. Practice on ground ended at 7:00 PM. They worked up a sweat in the short time they had and continued to prepare for the game.

The team was once again traveling to Osaka. The team boarded Nozomi 25, departing Tokyo at 10:30 AM. However, just before departure, heavy rains caused by Typhoon Faxai caused service to be suspended between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo. The train departed 69 minutes late, but was stuck in Shizuoka for over two hours, departing Shizuoka just before 3 PM. They arrived at Shin-Osaka at 5:22 PM, four hours and 22 minutes late. They spent about seven hours in the car. Water and light snacks such as rice balls and sweet bread were distributed on the bus from Shin-Osaka Station, and they arrived at the stadium at 6:05 PM, about four hours late.

On August 1st, a direct flight from Hokkaido to Osaka was significantly delayed, and the team had to travel via Haneda, arriving at the stadium about three hours later than scheduled. The game started 16 minutes late, but the start of the game was delayed even further. Manager Shinjo, who was traveling on a separate flight, announced starting line-up on Instagram, just as he had done last time. He said, “The Shinkansen may be stopped and we may not be able to practice again, so please stretch on the Shinkansen.”

The game started with Orix ‘s Kunori and Nippon-Ham-Ham’s Kitayama. In the third inning, Nippon-Ham ‘s leadoff hitter Yamagata hit doble down the left field line and advanced to third base with one out, giving them a chance to take the lead. However, when Ichihata got ready to bunt, Yamagata, runner on third base, ran out, ruining the chance. After three innings, neither team scored, and it was a quiet start.

Orix In the 5th inning, with one out, Sugimoto and Wakatsuki hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and third, and when Osato struck out stole first runner and Wakatsuki stole second. Tamiya then catcher moved to second base bad throw and unexpectedly took the lead. Nishikawa also hit a timely shot to right, Orix scoring the second run. At this point, Softbank had a big win over Rakuten, and if Nippon-Ham lost, the magic 18 would be lit.

Nippon-Ham In the 6th inning, the 3Bs had a chance with two outs and runners at first and third, but Tamiya fell struck out and no runs scored. Orix The same time, the Panthers had a chance to score a run in the 6th inning, but Tamiya fell down and scored a run.

　試合はオリックス２点リードのまま終了した。オリックス・九里は移籍初年度で広島時代の２１年以来、４年ぶり２度目の２ケタ勝利到達となった。