2026 Persol Climax Series Pacific League Final Stage Game 1: Softbank Hawks vs. Nippon-Ham (14th, Mizuho PayPay)

Softbank Hawks' Moinelo was caught early on and left the mound in the middle of the third inning, his shortest start ever. In the third inning with the score tied, he gave up two hit and a Walk to load the bases with no outs. Although he struck out Reyes, he allowed a go-ahead right sacrifice fly to Shibata. After giving up another Walk to Shindo, he issued a bases loaded Walk to Mizuno. At that point, he was replaced.

He carried two runners in the first inning and gave up three hits and runs in the second inning. His difficult pitch content continued from the start, and he left the mound after facing 18 hitters, allowing six hits and four walks/Hit by Pitch. Although he only made seven appearances this season due to poor conditioning, he had allowed two runs or fewer and one earned run or less in all of them. The left-hander, who had an ERA of 0.76, faced an unexpected struggle.