Canario's 10th-inning homer lifts Seibu to 3-2 Climax Series opening win
In short
Seibu beat Nippon-Ham 3-2 at Belluna Dome on October 10 when Alexander Canario (アレクサンダー・カナリオ) hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. The win ended Seibu's nine-game Climax Series losing streak and brought the team closer to the final stage.
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Seibu won the opening game of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage by beating Nippon-Ham 3-2 in 10 innings at Belluna Dome on October 10, Japanese outlets reported. Alexander Canario (アレクサンダー・カナリオ) ended the game with a solo home run to left field with one out in the bottom of the 10th. The victory halted Seibu's Climax Series losing streak at nine games. [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 ]
Canario hit the first pitch from Nippon-Ham's sixth pitcher, Haruki Hosono (細野晴希), after going hitless in his previous four at-bats, according to Mainichi and TBS NEWS DIG. Mainichi reported that he said he focused on calming himself and concentrating as he had during the regular season. Sankei described the 26-year-old from the Dominican Republic as playing in his first postseason, including his time in Major League Baseball. [ 2 , 6 , 10 ]
Seibu opened the scoring with a first-inning solo homer by Hirasawa (平沢). Nippon-Ham moved ahead in the fourth on a two-run homer by Taiki Narama (奈良間大己), before Nishikawa (西川) tied the game with a run-scoring single in the fifth. Both teams turned to relief pitching from the sixth inning, and the score stayed level until Canario's home run. [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]
Seibu starter Kaima Taira (平良海馬) pitched five innings, allowing six hits, three walks and two runs while striking out eight, TBS reported. Five Seibu relief pitchers then kept Nippon-Ham scoreless. Mainichi said it was Seibu's first Climax Series win in eight years. Yomiuri reported that Seibu, the regular season's second-place team, can advance to the final stage with a win or draw in the October 11 second game of the three-game first stage. [ 2 , 5 , 10 , 12 ]
Why it matters
Yomiuri reported that Seibu can advance with a win or draw in the second game on October 11. The opening victory was the team's first Climax Series win in eight years, according to Mainichi.
Key facts
- Seibu won the Pacific League Climax Series first-stage opener 3-2 in 10 innings at Belluna Dome. [ 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 ]
- Canario hit the winning solo homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th. [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 ]
- Seibu's Climax Series losing streak ended at nine games. [ 1 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 ]
- Seibu's starter pitched five innings and allowed two runs; five relievers then held Nippon-Ham scoreless. [ 2 , 5 , 12 ]
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TBS NEWS DIG reports the October 10 game and Seibu's 3-2 victory. [ 2 ]