On October 11th, the second game of the "2026 PERSOL Climax Series Pa" first baseman stage between Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was held at Belluna Dome, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham decorated a shutout game win with a score of 1-0.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham's starting pitcher, Kota Tatsu, started off by retiring the side in order in both the first and second innings. In the bottom of the third, he gave up a hit with two outs but struck out the next batter to keep them scoreless. In the fifth and sixth innings, he faced runner in scoring position, but with the help of his team's defense, he left the mound after six innings allowing 3 hit, 2 Walk Hit by Pitch 7 strike out no runs.

Meanwhile, the lineup failed to capitalize on repeated opportunities and remained scoreless through the fourth inning. Nevertheless, in the top of the fifth, starting with a hit by Yua Tamiya, they reached two outs and second base, and took the lead with an RBI doble by Yuki Nomura.

From the seventh inning onwards, Ren Fukushima pitcher, Mizuki Hori pitcher connected with no runs, and Taisei Yanagawa pitcher acted as the closer in the bottom of the ninth to end the game at 1-0. They won the close contest with a no runs relay from a total of four pitcher, bringing the series record to a 1-1 tie.

The starting pitcher for the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions, Kona Takahashi, pitched powerfully, throwing 127 pitches over 7 innings with 5 hit 4 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs. However, the lineup failed to connect, totaling 5 hit no runs. first baseman stage advancement has been carried over to tomorrow.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
F 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F ○Kota Tatsu-Ren Fukushima-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa
L ●Kona Takahashi-Yuta Kuroki-Shunsuke Sato

Text by Aoi Nemoto