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DeNA lose Game 3 in extra innings as outfielder Kamizato leaves injured
SoftBank beat DeNA 2-1 in 10 innings in Game 3 of the 2026 Japan Series on October 27.
DeNA had led by one run in the ninth, but SoftBank tied the game on a hit by Taisei Makihara.
DeNA right fielder Kazuki Kamizato twisted his left foot while throwing home and was taken off the field on a stretcher.
He left for hospital using crutches, and DeNA manager Daisuke Aikawa said he did not yet know if Kamizato could play the next day.
Masaki hit a walk-off home run in the 10th to give SoftBank the win.
The game was the third in a row to go to extra innings, the first time that has happened from the opening game of a Japan Series.
DeNA have now lost all three games and are close to elimination; the sources say their next game is on October 28.
DeNA lost 2-1 to SoftBank in Game 3 of the 2026 Japan Series after a walk-off home run in the 10th inning.
Outfielder Kazuki Kamizato left the game on a stretcher after injuring his left leg while throwing to home in the ninth inning.
SoftBank tied the game when Taisei Makihara drove in a run with two outs in the ninth.
DeNA had taken a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning.
The loss left DeNA facing a 3-0 deficit in the series.
- Who
- DeNA and SoftBank played in Game 3 of the 2026 Japan Series. DeNA outfielder Kazuki Kamizato was injured.
- What
- SoftBank beat DeNA 2-1 in 10 innings, and Kamizato left the game with a left-leg injury.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Mizuho PayPay Dome.
- Why
- SoftBank tied the game in the ninth on Taisei Makihara’s RBI hit, then won on Masaki’s walk-off home run in the 10th.
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DeNA took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Furuichi.
Makihara’s RBI hit tied the game, and Kamizato injured his left leg while throwing to home and left on a stretcher.
Masaki hit a walk-off home run to give SoftBank a 2-1 win.
- Final score
- SoftBank 2, DeNA 1
- Winning hit
- Masaki’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning
- Injury
- Kamizato hurt his left leg while throwing to home in the ninth
- Date
- October 27, 2026
- Venue
- Mizuho PayPay Dome
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