 Utsumi continued to pitch into the bottom of the inning until he was relieved by Kiyoshi Toyoda.Utsumi's scoreless four and two-thirds innings (eventually resulting in a win) was seen as a redemption after his short Game 2 outing and four previous Japan Series losses.Takeda pitched a scoreless seventh inning, followed by Giants reliever Tetsuya Yamaguchi who did the same in the bottom of the inning.