On August 23, the 21st game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank in ES CON FIELD saw Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 8-3.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham succeeded in taking the lead in the bottom of the second inning with a solo No. 26 to Reyes. Next, Yuki Nomura players and Kazunari Ishii players created a good opportunity for 1st and 3rd base with no outs, and Chusei Mannami player’s timely hit, Tatsuki Mizuno player’s push Walk, and Shun Mizutani ‘s infield He added one run each to the ground ball and scored four runs in this inning.
Starter Ren Fukushima pitcher continued to pitch a no-runs until the third inning, but lost two runs in the top of the fourth inning on Taisei Makihara ‘s third two-run shot. Behind the batting line, with 2 outs, 1st and 3rd base, Kotaro Kiyomiya player hit a timely hit and immediately returned one run. Fukushima pitcher left the game with 5 innings of 85 pitches, 3 hit 3 Walk 7 strike out 2 runs.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Kiyomiya’s 2nd consecutive at-bat hit was a timely hit, in the bottom of the 7th, Reyes had his second solo shot of the game, and Kazunari Ishii player had a 3rd solo, widening the gap to 6 runs. From the top of the 6th inning, rookie Leo Shibata, the first pick in the draft, took the mound for the second time as a professional. 2. The content was 1 runs for 2 times. Kenta Uehara pitcher from the middle of the 8th inning, and Shoma Kanemura pitcher connected with a runs in the top of the 9th inning, ending the game 8-3.
win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham decided to win the three-game series for the top spot, and the game difference was “1.5”. Starter Fukushima pitcher marked his third win. In the batting line with 12 hit 8 runs, Reyes has 2 Home Run 2 RBI, Ishii has 3 hit 1 Home Run, and Kiyomiya has 3 hit 2 RBI.
In the losing Fukuoka Softbank, starter Kohei Arihara pitcher pitched 6 innings, 9 hit, 97 pitches, 2 Walk 2 strike out 6 runs. Dai Makihara hit 3 hit 3 RBI 1 Home Run, and Hotaka Yamakawa player hit 2 hit, for a total of 9 hit, but they couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity.
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So ● Kohei Arihara-Yugo Maeda-Yuki Tsumori
Sun ○ Ren Fukushima-Leo Shibata-Kenta Uehara-Shoma Kanemura
Written by Yui Kayama
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