CHIBA — Softbank pitcher Kazumi Saito will have to wait for redemption a little while longer.
Chiba Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits a game-tying single off Fukuoka Softbank Hawks starter Kazumi Saito in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the Climax Series on Monday at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Marines won 8-4.
KYODO PHOTOThe Hawks starter was touched up for five runs over four shaky innings as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks dropped the first game of the Pacific League Climax Series 8-4 on Monday at Chiba Marine Stadium.