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This is from the live-reaction thread for the Giants–Hanshin game at Koshien Stadium on October 1, 2026. Hanshin starter Shoki Murakami was handed chance after chance by the Giants’ lineup — bases loaded with no outs, then runners on first and third with no outs — but worked out of both jams without allowing a run. The thread filled with a mix of astonishment and despair, with posts like “everyone’s grinding out at-bats” and “getting shut down by Murakami is just pathetic.” This marks Murakami’s 8th start against the Giants already this season, and some posters jokingly pointed to Hanshin manager Kyuji Fujikawa’s “grudge” against the Giants, as frustration grew over the Giants’ lineup falling silent against a sharp pitcher.
What people said
Giants Acting Manager 157
Starting Lineups
[Giants] [Hanshin]
7 Maru 8 Chikamoto
8 Matsumoto 4 Nakano
6 Izumiguchi 9 Morishita
2 Oshiro 5 Sato
5 Richard 3 Oyama
4 Yoshikawa 7 Takadera
3 Masuda Riku 2 Sakamoto
9 Hirayama 2 Motoyama
1 Taketaru 1 Murakami
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Even Richard managed to battle it out, so maybe Murakami's not that sharp today
Runners on first and third, no outs, no runs
Fujikawa's grudge against the Giants is next level
If anything, it's a favor from Fujikawa — no way the same opponent gets stonewalled this badly by coincidence
8 — Murakami
7 — Kanamaru
7 — Tamamura
6 — Ohno
6 — Saiki
6 — Yamano
Yamano's starting tomorrow, so that number's probably going up
Everything from the 5-hole down is garbage
A scoreless game looks all but certain
Now that's an interesting game
Both of them would probably just uncork a wild throw lol
They'll just hand that 'honor' off to the BayStars anyway
Seriously?!
Totally whiffed on that prediction lol
Yeah, that kind of move could work at this point
And yet, zero runs allowed lol
Background and Key Points
Played on September 30 amid the stretch run of the Central League pennant race, this game saw the Giants stymied by the pinpoint control of Hanshin starter Shoki Murakami. Posters noted this was already his 8th start against the Giants this season, underscoring just how lopsided the matchup has become. The remark about Hanshin manager Kyuji Fujikawa’s “grudge against the Giants” is a tongue-in-cheek fan theory rooted in his playing days facing the Giants’ lineup — not evidence of any real feud. The Giants put runners in scoring position twice, with the bases loaded and no outs and again with runners on first and third and no outs, but came away scoreless both times, drawing plenty of complaints about the lower order’s lack of support alongside praise for the pitching staff that kept the damage off the board. Whether to blame the sluggish offense or credit the strong pitching became the thread’s central point of debate.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello!Pro board) thread “Giants Acting Manager 158.”
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