Nippon-Ham’s Kotaro Kiyomiya (清宮幸太郎) viewed the CS being held at an opponent’s park positively and indicated that he intended to turn his relatively strong record against Seibu at Belluna Dome into confidence to advance.
Nippon-Ham’s CS First Stage against Seibu will be held at Belluna Dome, and Kiyomiya viewed the opponent’s park setting positively. Seibu’s win that day confirmed Nippon-Ham’s third-place finish, while Kiyomiya pointed to his strong record against Seibu at Belluna and said he intended to maintain his determination to win.
Although Nippon-Ham’s record against Seibu this season is an even 12 wins, 12 losses and 1 tie, Kiyomiya noted that the matchup record is better at Belluna Dome, at 7 wins, 4 losses and 1 tie. He also cited his .333 batting average, his highest at any ballpark, as a positive factor and indicated that he would enter the series with that in mind.