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Hanshin came from behind to beat Chunichi 4-3, snapping the Dragons’ winning streak. The go-ahead blow was Seishiro Sakamoto’s ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the 8th inning. On 5ch, fans lined up to praise Sakamoto’s performance, while others called it an “ugly win” built on sacrifice bunts, and some questioned Chunichi’s bullpen management and pinch-runner decisions.
Hanshin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 ｜4
Chunichi 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ｜3
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Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here
What people said
Sakamoto the Awakened (a pun on his name Seishirō, rewritten here as 覚醒士郎/"Kakusei-shirō" — lit. "Awakened-shirō")
Doris already gives me enough scares, please stop
Doris already gives me enough scares, please stop
Seriously relieved Abe wasn't in there at the end
Hanshin's win was an ugly win
Chikamoto gets on → bunt him over → move him along → clutch hit
Even Tsuchida looked exasperated
Chikamoto gets on → bunt him over → move him along → clutch hit
Even Tsuchida looked exasperated
Has Hanshin had a double-digit home run guy since Yano?
Hanshin actually pulled that win off, huh
Re: #11
That's partly because they took out one of Chunichi's batters with a hit-by-pitch yesterday
That's partly because they took out one of Chunichi's batters with a hit-by-pitch yesterday
Hanshin's pennant is basically locked up now
If it were a 0.5-game lead I wouldn't be sure, but at 1.5 games Hanshin's like 99.9% favored over the Giants
If it were a 0.5-game lead I wouldn't be sure, but at 1.5 games Hanshin's like 99.9% favored over the Giants
Re: #17
They've got a backlog of rained-out games piling up, so pitcher usage is gonna be brutal
They've got a backlog of rained-out games piling up, so pitcher usage is gonna be brutal
Sakamoto's homers are always so clutch
Gotta be MVP of the month
Gotta be MVP of the month
[Hashimoto] Not only stops the win streak, but wipes out Kanamaru's win too
Even after blowing that many scoring chances
Guess that's the power of one swing
Guess that's the power of one swing
Wish Orix had gotten Kanamaru
Re: #33
No way he should join a team that wrecks pitchers like that
No way he should join a team that wrecks pitchers like that
Tora-ho! Sakamoto's the best! (a Hanshin Tigers fan cheer) Thought we were about to drop 3 straight to the bottom-feeder Dragons ("Dobegons" — a jab combining "last place" with "Dragons")
Yeah, I want Motoyama locked in at shortstop regardless of the opposing pitcher's handedness
Must've done something really bad in a past life, huh, Yume-chan?
How many times is Fujikawa gonna get bailed out by his players lol
The hare that'll be 4.5 games back in three days (tortoise-and-hare reference)
Thought today would be the toughest game, but this was unexpected
Well done, Sakamoto
Well done, Sakamoto
Thank god for Sakamoto
Motoyama, Sakamoto, and Kudo are so valuable — they never get swept up in the flow of the game
Motoyama, Sakamoto, and Kudo are so valuable — they never get swept up in the flow of the game
Hashimoto giving up that homer with such dynamic flair
Feel like I see that a lot, even rooting against him
Feel like I see that a lot, even rooting against him
A pinch runner for Hosokawa…?
Even Gondo looked exasperated
Even Gondo looked exasperated
Re: #65
Exactly this
Pinch-hitting Abe was baffling too
Did they not realize he'd just get walked?
Exactly this
Pinch-hitting Abe was baffling too
Did they not realize he'd just get walked?
Re: #65
Might be time for a new manager, no?
Might be time for a new manager, no?
HANSHIN'S GONNA WIN!!!!! DAMN IT!!!!!!!
No way we're losing two straight to the likes of Chunichi!!!!!
No way we're losing two straight to the likes of Chunichi!!!!!
Re: #77
Uh, they'd already lost 2 straight as of yesterday??
Uh, they'd already lost 2 straight as of yesterday??
Glad we won, but nobody's stepping up to lock down that 4th rotation spot behind Murakami and Saiki Haruto
It's been a bunch of interchangeable also-rans all year, nobody's pulling ahead of the pack
It's been a bunch of interchangeable also-rans all year, nobody's pulling ahead of the pack
Re: #89
That's exactly why they've been testing guys in games against the minnows lol
That's exactly why they've been testing guys in games against the minnows lol
Re: #96
"Testing" — how many times are they gonna test the same guys?
"Testing" — how many times are they gonna test the same guys?
Re: #99
Come on
They've gotta develop players too, of course they're testing them over and over lol
They did the same thing against the minnows last year lol
Come on
They've gotta develop players too, of course they're testing them over and over lol
They did the same thing against the minnows last year lol
Re: #97
One out, runners on first and second — sure, going with Fukunaga or Kanbayashi makes sense. But that's not the situation we had today
One out, runners on first and second — sure, going with Fukunaga or Kanbayashi makes sense. But that's not the situation we had today
Re: #104
I'm talking about the fact that he'd just get intentionally walked
I'm talking about the fact that he'd just get intentionally walked
What's the Giants' rotation looking like starting tomorrow?
Re: #120
Probably the big three: Murakami, Saiki, and Takahashi
If they do that, every weekday but Friday turns into a full backup rotation, which isn't great
Probably the big three: Murakami, Saiki, and Takahashi
If they do that, every weekday but Friday turns into a full backup rotation, which isn't great
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuhō+) thread “[Baseball] Central League D 3-4 T [8/27] Hanshin’s Sakamoto hits go-ahead two-run homer (No. 9), Dragons’ comeback loss snaps win streak.”
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