On 17 June, Fukuoka Softbank win won 2-0 in the 14th round match between Western League regular season and Fukuoka Softbank Orix at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo.
Fukuoka Softbank took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by Keita Yamamoto. In the bottom of the second inning, back-to-back singles by Tomoya Inoue and Yoshiyasu Sasakawa created an opportunity, adding one more run on a infield grounder. Starter Yugo Maeda pitcher, who received support from the start, pitched just one hit through the sixth inning. Trailing 2-0, the game was heading towards its end.
From the 7th inning, he went to the next inning. Kazuo Ono pitcher connects 1.1 inning and Yuki Tsumori pitcher connects 0.2 inning. In the top of the ninth inning, pitcher Miyazaki closed out the game with a three-way tie. Fukuoka Softbank Yu Maeda pitcher allowed 1 hit 8 strike out no runs in six innings for his fourth farm win of the season. Sasakawa hit a 2-hit single.
In the loss, Orix starter Takehi Ashida pitcher allowed seven hit Walk 2 runs in seven innings. After the middle of the inning, they closer runs, but the batting line was sporadic and ended up with 3 hit.
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O ●Ashida Takehi -Ryoga Tomiyama
So ○ Yugo Maeda-Kazuo Ono-Yuki Tsumori-S Hayate Miyazaki
Written by Kai Nagi Niwa
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