Hanshin walk-off win over Hiroshima gives winning record vs all Central League teams
In short
Hanshin defeated Hiroshima 2-1 in 11 innings on October 7, with Takateru Umeno hitting a walk-off single, according to Jiji Press and Yomiuri Shimbun. The win gave Hanshin a winning record against every team in the Central League this season, Nippon TV News and Yomiuri reported. Only one game remains: Hanshin vs Yakult on October 8, Nippon TV said.
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Hanshin beat Hiroshima 2-1 in 11 innings on October 7, with Takateru Umeno delivering a walk-off hit, according to Jiji Press and Yomiuri Shimbun. The win gave Hanshin a winning record against every team in the Central League this season, Nippon TV News and Yomiuri reported. Nippon TV News said the only remaining game is Hanshin against Yakult on October 8. [ 2 , 3 , 5 ]
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun also reported the 2-1 extra-inning result. The available reports did not give the venue, the exact time of the winning hit, or further details about the standings. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The result completes a season milestone for Hanshin, a winning record against all Central League opponents. It comes before the final game of the season, against Yakult, with standings implications for the league.
Key facts
- Hanshin beat Hiroshima 2-1 in 11 innings on October 7, according to Jiji Press, Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun. [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- Takateru Umeno delivered the walk-off hit for Hanshin, Jiji Press and Yomiuri reported. [ 3 , 5 ]
- The win secured a season winning record against every team in the Central League, Nippon TV News and Yomiuri said. [ 2 , 5 ]
- Only one game remains in the season: Hanshin vs Yakult on October 8, Nippon TV News reported. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The venue of the game was not stated in the documents. No document mentions where the game was played.
- The exact time of the walk-off hit or the inning-by-inning details were not provided. Only headlines and short summaries are available; no article text.
- The current standings beyond the milestone are not given. Documents only mention the winning-record milestone and the remaining game.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Nippon TV News reports Hanshin's sayonara win over Hiroshima and the winning record against all Central League teams; only the October 8 game against Yakult remains. [ 2 ]
- Jiji Press reports Umeno's sayonara hit and Hanshin's 2-1 win over Hiroshima. [ 3 ]
- Nishi-Nippon Shimbun reports Hanshin's 2-1 win over Hiroshima in 11 innings. [ 4 ]
- Yomiuri Shimbun reports Hanshin's extra-inning walk-off win on Umeno's RBI hit and the winning record against all league teams. [ 5 ]