"Three-day rest → Allowed to lose → Frustrated to advance to the Japanese Series" Aces' tears "I've never felt it in my life."

"Three-day rest → Allowed to lose → Frustrated to advance to the Japanese Series" Aces' tears "I've never felt it in my life."

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The Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese professional baseball league suffered a shocking upset.

Yomiuri failed to advance to the Japanese Series with 3 wins and 4 losses in the series, losing 2-3 against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Game 6 of the Climax Series Final Stage at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan on the 21st.

Yomiuri, who won the Central League with 77 wins, 7 draws, 59 losses and a .566 winning rate this season, started the final stage of the climax series with one win first. However, he lost three games to Yokohama (71 wins, 3 draws, 69 losses, and a winning rate of .507), the third place in the Central League, and was quickly on the verge of elimination from the series. In a desperate moment, Yomiuri won the fourth game 4-1 on the 19th and succeeded in leading the series to the final game by catching 1-0 until the fifth game on the 20th.

After overcoming the crisis, the Yomiuri Giants took advantage of Yokohama's defensive error to lead the game 2-0 until the fourth inning. Until then, it seemed that the Yomiuri Giants, ranking first in the Central League, would advance to the Japan Series as expected. However, the reversal started from the fifth inning. Yokohama succeeded in tying the game 2-2 with a Kajiwara Kouki hit, a Mori Keito RBI triple and a pinch hitter Mike Ford hit a timely hit in the top of the fifth inning.

Yomiuri, which was again in a tight spot, put Sugano Tomoyuki, the starting pitcher of the second game, on the mound in the eighth inning after a three-day break. Sugano kept the eighth inning scoreless as expected, but allowed a Mori hit, a pinch hitter Tatsuhiro Shibata's sacrifice bunt, and a timely hit by Maki Shugo in the ninth inning, giving up a 2-3 come-from-behind score. Yomiuri eventually got down on his knees in the bottom of the ninth inning when he had three outs against Yokohama closer Kohei Morihara. Yokohama made a come-from-behind victory and succeeded in advancing to the Japanese Series for the first time in seven years since 2017. In the Japanese Series, he will meet Softbank, the winner of the Pacific League.

Japanese media Daily Sports said, "The league's championship team, Yomiuri, lost its historic battle against Yokohama and failed to advance to the Japanese Series for the first time in four years. The nightmare happened in the ninth inning with a score of 2-2. Sugano, who had been on the mound since the eighth inning, threw continuously in the ninth inning despite taking the mound after a three-day break, but Mori hit a timely RBI single," highlighting Yomiuri's loss.

Manager Shinnosuke Yomiuri said, "I'm sorry I didn't win. I feel most sorry that I couldn't overcome such a difficult postseason. The team rarely moved as I thought, including the adjustment. I couldn't make it like that. I have to reflect on myself." He added, "Professional baseball is all about results. Unfortunately, there were gains. Please don't criticize players. I didn't win. I will be criticized."

"I wish I had confidence that I won the championship (in the regular season). I hope he will have the regret that he failed to win a difficult game by next year," Abe told the players after the game. 토토사이트

Sugano, who became a losing pitcher, announced his entry into the Major League after the end of the season. However, he failed to advance to the Japanese Series and ended the season regrettably. Sugano shed tears after the game and said, "I really wanted to win because it was a game where everyone connected me. I have no regrets because I did my best to prepare and take the mound. I am sorry that the result was not good, but I do not regret it. I feel anger that I have never tasted in my life. I want to grow further based on this experience."