ポストシーズントーナメント日本シリーズ第7戦 バファローズ、第7戦を5−4で勝ち、 |
日本シリーズ第7戦が日本時間10月30日、東京・神宮球場で行われ、オリックス・バファローズが東京ヤクルト・スワローズに5−4で勝ち、1996年以来26年ぶり5度目の日本一に輝いた。 得点経過は下記の通り。 ■バファローズが先制 1回表、プレーボール直後、スワローズ先発、サイ・スニードの初球をこの日、先頭打者に入った太田椋選手がセンターバックスクリーンにホームランを打ち1点を先制した。先頭打者の初球ホームランは日本シリーズ史上初。(1−0) ■バファローズが追加点 5回表、先頭の8番伏見寅威選手あが右前安打で出塁。次打者の宮城大弥投手が犠打を敢行。これがショートへの内野安打になり、一塁、二塁に。太田椋選手も続いて三塁前の犠打を転がしこれも内野安打になり意図せず満塁のチャンスをつくった。続く宗佑磨が一塁ゴロを打ち、捕球した一塁手のホセ・オスナ選手が一塁ベースを踏み一死とし、すかさず中村捕手に転送し、三塁走者の太田選手をタッチアウトにし、併殺を完成させた。二死二塁、三塁と変わったが、次打者、中川圭太選手が四球を選び、再び満塁に。ここで吉田正尚選手が右肘に死球を受け押し出しで1点を追加した。(2−0) 次の杉本裕太郎選手は左中間に飛球を打ち上げたが、塩見泰隆中堅手が捕球できずに後逸。この間に3人の走者が相次いで生還し、一気に5−0とした。(5−0) ■スワローズが反撃 8回裏、バファローズはこの回から右の山崎颯一郎投手が登板。先頭の塩見泰隆選手が右前安打で出塁。続く丸山和郁選手も中前安打で一塁、二塁。次打者、山田哲人選手が三振に倒れた後、4番の村上宗隆選手が右前適時打を放ち二塁から塩見選手が生還し1点を返した。(1−5) 一死一塁、三塁となり、ホセ・オスナ選手がレフトスタンドに3ラン本塁打を放ち、1点差に迫った。(4−5) ■バファローズが逃げ切り勝利 9回裏、抑えのジェイコブ・ワゲスパック投手が登板し、三者凡退に打ち取り、バッファローズが勝利した。(5−4終了) バファローズの投手陣が総じて好投 左腕の宮城大弥投手はプロ入り初の中4日での先発。さらに神宮球場初登板となったが、5回73球を投げ、3安打無失点5奪三振と好投。2番手の宇多川優希投手もセ・リーグ三冠王の村上宗隆選手から152キロの速球で見逃し三振を奪うなど2イニングスを3奪三振無失点。その後、8回に登板した山崎颯一郎投手がスワローズ打線に捕まり、ホセ・オスナ選手の3ラン本塁打を含む4安打4失点したものの、山崎投手はシリーズを通してリリーフとしてチームに貢献した。8回途中、その山崎投手をリリーフした右横手投げの比嘉幹貴投手が続けて2打者を打ち取り、見事な火消し役を果たした。9回は、最も信頼度の高い抑えのジェイコブ・ワゲスパック投手が、鋭く落ちるフォークボールを武器に三者凡退に抑えた。 太田選手の先頭打者ホームランで効果的に 攻撃では、太田椋選手の先頭打者本塁打が序盤で主導権を握った。さらに、5回表、第5戦で痛烈な2本の本塁打を打った吉田正尚選手は、警戒したスワローズバッテリーによるインコースの際どいコースへの直球を誘発。押し出し死球で追加点を演出。もう一人のスラッガー、杉本裕太郎選手は、吉田選手の後の打者として、結果的に失策とはなったが、3点を追加する一打を放ち、存在感を見せた。 サイ・スニード投手が試合をつくる スワローズの先発、サイ・スニード投手は、試合開始直後、いきなり初球を太田選手に本塁打を浴びたものの、試合を壊さなかった。4回2/3を投げて、6安打5失点(2自責点)も、5回裏は内外野のまずい守備によるピンチの拡大と失点だった。サイ・スニード投手降板後は4投手の継投で追加点を与えなかった。スワローズ打線は、8回裏4安打集中4点を挙げて1点差に迫る粘りを見せたが、強力な相手投手陣の前にあと一歩及ばなかった。 バファローズの優勝はイチロー氏時代以来 バッファローズは、開幕3戦で2敗1引き分けの劣勢から見事に巻き返した。4戦目以降は4連勝で故・仰木彬監督やイチロー氏を擁した1996年以来、26年ぶり5度目の日本一を達成した。昨年は同じスワローズ相手に2勝4敗でシリーズ敗退。今年、その雪辱を果たした。山本由伸投手や宮城大弥投手らの先発陣、阿部翔太投手、山崎颯一郎投手、宇田川優希投手、ジェイコブ・ワゲスパック投手らのリリーフ陣は球界随一の実力を備えた。打撃では、吉田正尚選手や杉本裕太郎選手のスラッガーに加え、あらゆるタイプの打者を打線に起用し、うまく機能する素晴らしいチームだった。 (NPB No.197 KAISPO No.1385) 日本シリーズ表彰選手 最高殊勲選手 杉本裕太郎選手(バファローズ) 優秀選手 山﨑福也投手(バファローズ) 吉田正尚選手(バファローズ) 塩見泰隆選手(スワローズ) 敢闘選手: ホセ・オスナ選手(バファローズ) |
第6戦
バファローズ、自慢の投手陣がスワローズを1安打完封、日本一に王手
バファローズ3−0スワローズ / B3勝2敗1分/ S2勝3敗1分/2022年10月29日(神宮球場)
日本シリーズ第6戦が日本時間10月29日、スワローズの本拠地、東京・神宮球場で行われ、バファローズが3−0でスワローズを破り3連勝。26年ぶりの日本一に王手をかけた。一方スワローズは明日の第7戦は絶対に負けられない状況となった。 得点経過は下記の通り。 ■バファローズが先制 6回表、1番打者の太田椋選手が左前安打で出塁。続く宗佑磨選手が送りバントを決めて太田選手が二塁へ。3番打者の中川圭太選手が三振に倒れた後、前の試合で2本塁打を打った4番吉田正尚選手が申告敬遠され、二死一塁、二塁となり、杉本裕太郎選手が右前適時打を放ち、二塁から太田選手がホームインしバファローズが1点を先制した。(1−0) ■バファローズが2点を追加 9回表、この回先頭の安達了一選手が右前安打で出塁。スワローズの投手はこの回から抑えのスコット・マクガフ投手。次打者の紅林弘太郎選手が投手前に犠打を転がしたが、マクガフ投手が一塁へ悪送球(記録はエラー)。ボールが逸れる間に安達選手が一気に生還し2点目を挙げた。打者走者の紅林選手は三塁まで進塁した。(2−0) 続く伏見寅威選手がファーストファールフライに倒れたあと、リリーフの山崎颯一郎投手の代打、西野真弘がライトへ犠牲フライを打ち、紅林選手が生還し点差を広げた。(3−0) バファローズは5人の継投で見事な1安打の完封リレーだった。先発した左腕の山﨑福也投手はスワローズ打線を5回をわずか1安打3奪三振で零封。6回以降の各1イニングを宇多川優希投手、平野佳寿投手、山崎颯一郎投手、抑えのジェイコブ・ワゲスパック投手が無安打無失点に抑える素晴らしい好投を見せた。 またスラッガーの杉本裕太郎選手も重要な場面で役割を果たした。5回表、前の試合で強烈な本塁打を2本放っている4番の吉田正尚選手が申告敬遠で勝負を回避されて、二死一塁、二塁。勝負を挑まれた杉本選手が適時打を打ち結果を出した。 スワローズの投手陣も好投したが、打線が1安打に抑え込まれ全く援護がなかった。スワローズは2勝3敗1分。明日の第7戦を残し、あとがない状況になった。 第7戦は明日、神宮球場で行われる。勝利が必須のスワローズは右腕のサイ・スニード投手(30)が救世主を担う。サイ・スニード投手は先週日曜日の第2戦に先発し、4回を投げて6安打2失点4奪三振。試合は引き分けたので勝敗はつかなかった。バファローズは昨年の新人王左腕の宮城大弥投手(21)が先発。宮城投手は今週火曜に行われた第3戦に先発登板し、5回1/3を投げて6安打3失点5奪差三振。スワローズの山田哲人選手に3点本塁打を打たれ負けがついた。 (NPB No.196 KAISPO No.1380) |
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Japan Series Game 7:Buffaloes successfully take the return series of the last year with a 5-4 victory in Game 7 over Swallows and win the Japan Series title
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- Best of Seven -
GAME 7
Buffaloes successfully take the return series of the last year with a 5-4 victory in Game 7 over Swallows and win the Japan Series title
Game 7: Buffaloes 5-4 Swallows : Buffaloes ,4 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. / 2022.10.30 Sun JST @ Jingu Stadium
Game 7 between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Orix Buffaloes in the Japan Series took place at Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, on October 30, JST. The Buffaloes edged the Swallows 5-4 to win the Japan Series title for the first time in twenty-six years since 1996 and the fifth time overall. The scoring process is below. ■The Buffaloes scored first. In the top of the first inning, just after "play," Buffoloes' leadoff hitter, Ryo Ohta, hit the first pitch for a home run into the batter's eye off Cy Sneed. The right-handed batter became the first player to hit a homer on the first pitch just after "play ball" in the Japan Series history. (1-0) ■The Buffaloes got additional runs. Torai Fushimi(the No.8 hitter) led in the top of the fifth with a single to the right fielder. Hiroya Miyagi tried to lay down a sacrifice bunt that luckily resulted in an infield single to the shortstop. Ryo Ohta also followed with a sacrifice bunt that ended up with an infield single by which the Buffaloes unintentionally had a bases-loaded situation. The next batter, Yuma Mune, grounded out to the first baseman, Jose Osuna, who stepped on first base with the batted ball to get the first out and then threw it to the catcher, Yuhei Nakamura, who tagged the third runner, Torai Fushimi to have the second outs to complete a 3-2 double play. The Swallows shortly changed the situation to runners on second and third with two outs. The Buffaloes, however, filled the bases again with Keita Nakagawa's walk. Masataka Yoshida took a pitch on his right elbow to force home. (2-0) The next batter, Yutaro Sugimoto, hit a fly ball to the left-center field. Swallows' center fielder Yasutaka Shiomi made a catching error to let the fly ball past him. The three runners scored during the mistake. (5-0) ■The Swallows staged a rally. At the bottom of the eight to lead off, Yasutaka Shiomi reached first with a single to the right fielder. Buffaloes's right-handed pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki came to the plate from the inning. Kazuya Maruyama followed with a single to the center fielder. After the next hitter, Tetsuto Yamada struck out, Munetaka Murakami (the No.4 batter) hit an RBI double to the right fielder and drove in Shiomi. (1-5) In the case of runners on first and third with one out after Murakami, Jose Osuna subsequently crushed a three-run shot into the left stands off righty Soichiro Yamazaki to cut the deficit. (4-5) ■The Buffaloes won. Buffaloes' closer, Jacob Waguespack, retired three batters in a row to shut the door in the bottom of the ninth. (5-4 final) The Buffaloes' bullpen pitched well as a whole. The left-handed pitcher Hiroya Miyagi made his first start after a four-day rest and had his first appearance at Jingu Stadium. On 73 pitches, the 21-year-old lefty fired five strikeouts and gave up three hits and no runs over five innings. The second pitcher of the game, Yuki Udagwa, fanned three batters including getting a Triple Crawn hitter Munetaka Murakami to strike out and called on a 94.4-mph fastball in two scoreless innings. Righty Soichiro Yamazaki, who followed Udagawa, allowed four runs and four hits, including the three-run homer from Jose Osuna. However, the righty contributed to his team as a reliever throughout the series. Sidearmer Motoki Higa, who replaced Yamazaki during the bottom of the seventh, played a crucial role in not allowing a coming from behind to retire the last two batters. In the final inning, the most reliable closer Jacob Waguespack completed the 1-2-3 ninth inning using his nasty split ball. ■Ohta's leadoff home run Ryo Ohta's leadoff homer helped his team seize the game's initiative from the early stage. In the top of the fifth, superstar Masataka Yoshida, who smashed two impressive shots in Game 5, led to the bases-loaded hit-by-pitch because Swallows' battery had to throw a fastball on the inside black to reiter. One more slugger, Yutaro Sugimoto, who went to his at-bat after Yoshida, played an active role by hitting the fly ball to the left-center field, adding three runs with the center fielder Yasutaka Shiomi's error. ■Cy Sneed kept his team in the game. Swallows' starter Cy Sneed hit the leadoff homer from Ohta with his first pitch but didn't blow up the game. The righty was caused trouble for ragged fielding of the in and out fields in the top of the fifth, although he gave up five runs (two earned runs) and six hits over 4 2/3 frames. Four relievers after Cy Sneed didn't allow additional runs. The Swallows' offense scored four times with a four-hitting barrage, including Jose Osuna's three-run shot to make a one-run margin, 4-5, in the bottom of the eighth. However, it was tight for them to tie the game against Buffaloes' strong bullpen. ■The Buffaloes' victory since Ichiro's era The Buffaloes bounced back from 2 losses and a draw in the first three matches. They won four consecutive games to become the Japan Series Champion for the first time in 26 years and the fifth since 1996 with manager Akira Ohgi and Ichiro Suzuki. Last year, they lost the series against the Swallows, 2-4. They successfully took the return series this year with the most remarkable pitchings represented by a four-award pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Hiroya Miyagi as a starter and Shota Abe, Soichiro Yamazaki, Yuki Udagawa, and Jacob Waguespack as set upper. And, too, their offense in the combination of the varied talented hitters worked very well in addition to sluggers such as Masataka Yoshida and Yutaro Sugimoto this season. (NPB No.198 KAISPO No.1386) 2022 Japan Series AWARD Most Valuable Player Yutaro Sugimoto (Buffaloes) Valuable Player Sachiya Yamasaki (Buffaloes) Masataka Yoshida (Buffaloes) Yasutaka Shiomi (Swallows) Fighting-Spirit Award Jose Osuna (Swallows) |
GAME 6
Buffaloes' proud pitchers combine on a one-hit shutout over the Swallows to wrap up the series with tomorrow's win.
Game 6: Buffaloes 3-0 Swallows : Buffaloes lead with 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. / 2022.10.29 Sat JST @ Jingu Stadium
Game 6 in the Japan Series between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Orix Buffaloes was held at Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, home of the Swallows, on October 29, JST. The Buffaloes had the third straight win with a 3-0 shutout over the Swallows. The Pacific League winner was a win away from the Japan Series Champion for the first time in twenty-six years. The Swallows that hit only one in Game 6 must win tomorrow's match to survive. The scoring process is below. ■The Buffaloes scored first. In the top of the sixth inning, lead-off hitter Ryo Ohta got on board with a single to the left fielder. The No.2 hitter, Yuma Mune, had a sacrifice bunt to send Ohta to second. Masataka Yoshida, who hit two homers in Game 5, was intentionally walked after Keita Nakagawa (the No.3 hitter) struck out. Yutaro Sugimoto slashed an RBI single, on which Ohta scored. (1-0) ■The Buffaloes scored two more runs. In the top of the ninth, Ryoichi Adachi(the No.6 hitter) led off the inning with a single to the right fielder off Swallows' closer, Scott McGough, who came in to pitch from the inning. The next batter, Kotaro Kurebayashi, put down a sacrifice bunt to McGough, whose throw to the first baseman was wild. Adachi came home, and batter-runner, Kurebayashi, reached third base on the error. (2-0) After Torai Fushimi fouled out to the first baseman, Masahiro Nishino, who went to bat for a reliever, Soichiro Yamazaki, made a sacrifice fly to the right fielder to drive in Kotaro Kurebayashi. (3-0 final) Five Buffaloes' pitchers brilliantly combined on a one-hit shutout. Left-handed starter, Sachiya Yamasaki, held the Swallows for five scoreless innings, allowing only one hit, and striking out three. Yuki Udagawa, Yoshihisa Hirano, Soichiro Yamazaki, and closer Jacob Waguespack firmly had a scoreless inning with no crashes. Buffaloe's slugger, Yutaro Sugimoto, fulfilled his role with an RBI single in a critical situation with runners on first and second with two outs after Masataka Yoshida, who shocked the Central League Champion with two monster shots in Game 5, walked intentionally in the top of the sixth. Swallows' pitching stuff pitched well as well. Their offense, held to only a hit, couldn't support them. Game 7 is a must-win for the Swallows with a 2-3 and a draw. The Seventh Game takes place at Jingu Stadium tomorrow. Right-handed pitcher, Cy Sneed, gets the nod in Game 7 to save the Swallows. The 30-year-old righty started Game 2 last Sunday, giving up two runs, six hits, and fanning four over four frames. Any pitchers of both clubs had a no-decision with a draw. The Buffaloes go with the 2021 rookie of the year lefty, Hiroya Miyagi, who took the mound as a starter in Game 3 last Tuesday. The 21-year-old left-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings in Game 3, allowing six hits and three runs, including a three-run home run from Swallows' slugger Tetsuto Yamada to get a loss, striking out five batters. (NPB No.195 KAISPO No.1379) |
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