Yokohama DeNA 7-6 Giants (Yokohama Stadium)

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Yokohama DeNA

[Game Summary] Yokohama DeNA came from behind for a walk-off victory. Trailing 5-6 with two outs and no runners on base in the bottom of the 11th inning, they got a hit and a stolen base, followed by Hayashi’s game-tying hit. With runners on first and third, Ebina then delivered the game-winning single to left field. The Giants had taken the lead in the 11th inning with Sasaki’s hit, but Tanaka couldn’t hold the lead in his second inning of work.

[Highlight] Game-tying hitter Hayashi: “We fought desperately to stay in the game”

After the 4-hour, 31-minute battle, the manager said, “It was truly an amazing game,” still visibly excited. They overcame a 5-run deficit to win in extra innings with a walk-off victory. The key players were Hayashi and Ebina, who have both made great strides this season.

Yokohama Stadium

Yokohama Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1978. It is famously the home field for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. The stadium is also historically significant for hosting numerous major concerts for international artists, making it a prominent cultural and sporting landmark in the city.

Giants

The Giants are a series of colossal, ancient stone figures located on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile. Carved by the Rapa Nui people between the 13th and 16th centuries, these monolithic human statues, known as moai, are believed to represent deified ancestors. They were created to watch over the island’s clans, with their backs to the sea, and their construction and transportation remain a remarkable feat of human engineering.

Yokohama DeNA

Yokohama DeNA is a professional baseball team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The team was originally founded in 1950 as the Taiyo Whales and has undergone several ownership changes, being renamed the Yokohama BayStars in 1993. In 2012, the DeNA digital company purchased the team, leading to its current name, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.