On August 2, the 15th match between Saitama Seibu and Chiba Lotte in Belluna Dome ended in a 5-5 draw.
Saitama Seibu took the lead in the first inning with no outs on second and third base due to Manaya Nishikawa ‘s hit and enemy errors, and scored one run with Nevin’s sacrifice fly from one out.
However, starter Kaito Yoza pitcher tied the game in the top of the third inning with one out on hit and Walk from Ryusei Terachi and third base. Immediately after, in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Manaya Nishikawa was supported by a solo shot by No. 7, but in the top of the 4th, Kyuto Ueda allowed a comeback with 2 runs in the 1st. Still, in the top of the 5th inning, he hit a three-way strikeout, and in the top of the 6th inning, he left the game with 2 outs and 2 bases on doble to the leadoff Misho Nishikawa. Here, Shinnosuke Hada pitcher, who was replaced, got through it without runs.
In the top of the 7th inning chasing one run, Takeru Sasaki pitcher retired with three players. Then, in the bottom of the 7th inning, Davis’ Walk and sacrifice bunt made it 2 outs and 2 bases, and he returned to home base during an enemy error. Still, with two outs and two bases, Manaya Nishikawa player hit a timely hit and succeeded in winning.
In the top of the eighth inning with a one-run lead, Wingenter pitcher connected with a tie runs, but in the top of the ninth, Kaima Taira pitcher was hit by a Naonori Yasuda player to tie the game, and the game started again. In the top of the 10th, Haruto Yamada pitcher allowed Yudai Fujioka to score a timely doble to take the lead. In the bottom of the 10th inning with one run behind, Reon Murata player appeared as a pinch hitter from one out. His first professional Home Run jumped out and tied the score again.
In the top of the 11th inning with a score of 5-5, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher retired with three players, and in the top of the 12th inning, Yuta Kuroki pitcher None runs pitch. However, in the bottom of the 12th inning, the game ended with the score tied as they could not take advantage of the opportunity with one out on first and second base. For Saitama Seibu, Yoza pitcher 5.2 innings 76 pitches, 5 hit 2 walks Hit by Pitch 2 strike out 3 runs. In the batting lineup, Nishikawa player marked his first 6 hit.
On the other hand, Chiba Lotte started pitcher Yuto Kimura 106 pitches in 6.2 innings, 5 hit 2 Walk 4 strike out 4 runs (earned runs 1) in 6.2 innings. The batting line showed their competitive strength in the top of the 9th and 10th innings and managed to bring it to a draw. In addition, Misho Nishikawa and Fujiwara have hit 2 hit.
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Ro 001200001 100 5
West 101000200 100 5
Yuto Kimura-Shuta Takano-Fumiya Ono-Rikuto Yokoyama-Rikuto Yokoyama-Naoya Masuda Masuda -Keisuke Sawada
Kaito Yoza-Shinnosuke Hada-Takeru Sasaki- Wingenter -Kaima Taira-Haruto Yamada-Hiroshi Kaino-Yuta Kuroki
・ Pacific League standings /individual results
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