Marcus Simien of the Texas Rangers expressed his despair at not being able to play the No. 1 hitter properly. "I've never been more desperate on the field," Simien said in an interview after losing Game 5 of the Championship Series against the Houston Astros 4-5 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on the 21st. Shimien, who played as the first second baseman on the day, went silent without a hit in five at-bats. In the third and ninth innings, he failed to call in when the runner was in the scoring position of scoring. "I was aiming for a ball that I could hit," he said. Verlander is a pitcher who has faced many times. "I didn't do what I wanted against him," he said, expressing regret over the game. The at-bat in the ninth inning was particularly disappointing. A well-hit ball from the first and second bases with no outs went straight to the shortstop.

"The first pitch player who led the team to victory during the regular season is invited again." SSG Landers selected girl group Apink Nam Joo and comedian Kim Won-hoon as the first pitchers of the semi-playoff (semi-PO, three wins out of five) against the NC Dinos. SSG said, "We will hold the first pitch to pray for victory in the first and second rounds of the semi-PO. "We invited the first pitchman who led the team to victory during the regular season to pray for good performance in this semi-PO," he announced on the 21st. First of all, Nam Joo will pitch in the first round of the semi-PO on the 22nd. Nam Joo threw the first pitch against the Kiwoom Heroes on April 22 and breathed the energy of victory.

The Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese professional baseball (NPB) succeeded in advancing to the Japanese Series for the first time in nine years with a come-from-behind victory in three consecutive games. Hanshin beat Hiroshima Toyokaf 4-2 in Game 3 of the Climax Series Final Stage at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan on the 20th. Hanshin, who won three consecutive games, reached the Japan Series with four wins and no losses, including one win in the Central League's first-place advantage in the regular season. Hanshin came from behind to win all three games in the series. In the first game on the 18th, Hanshin gave up the first run and came from behind to win 4-1. The second game on the 19th also tied the game 1-1 after giving up the first run, and won a thrilling walk-off come-from-behind victory with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Hiroshima also took the lead in the third round. After two outs in the top of the fourth inning, Shogo Sakakura's RBI timely hit was made in the first and third base chances created by Takashi Uemoto's double and Shogo Akiyama's infield hit. Hanshin immediately succeeded in counterattack in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Takumu Nakano's hit and Yusuke Ohyama's walk, Sheldon Noisy hit a timely hit that fell in front of right field. In the following first and third base chances, Sakamoto Seishiro made a 2-1 turnaround with a timely hit that separated the 3-way gap.