SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters mostly took the day off on Friday but there's no hiding from the situation they find themselves in as the Japan Series returns to Hokkaido.
The Fighters lost a gut-wrenching 3-2 contest to the Yomiuri Giants in Game 5 of the Japan Series. Now they find themselves on a brink of elimination against a squad riding high after an improbable victory.
"We have to accept it," Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish said of the situation.