On May 12, in the seventh round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 3-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham In the top of the third inning, the leadoff and Chusei Mannami players created a good opportunity at doble, and with one out, Yua Tamiya hit a timely hit to take the lead. In the top of the 4th, Reyes added another run with his fifth solo homer.

Starting pitcher Hiromi Ito pitcher closer the early 5 inning to just 3 hit, but in the bottom of the sixth, with hit and Walk, a teammate's error led to a jam with runners on first and third, and Toshiya Sato allowed a run in the run with a timely hit. In the bottom of the seventh, he gave up a game-tying solo home run to Kyuto Ueda, and was taken out after 103 pitches over the seventh inning, 6 hit 2 Walk 6 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1).

Then, in the top of the 8th, Tatsuki Mizuno reached base at Hit by Pitch, and stolen base advanced to third base with a single to advance the lineup. Pinch hitter Daiki Asama chose Walk, with two outs and runners on first and third, and Kotaro Kiyomiya succeeded in taking the lead with a timely hit. In the bottom of the eighth, Seigi Tanaka pitcher connected with no runs, and in the bottom of the ninth, with the team leading by one run, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher retired all three batters in order, ending the game 3-2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, having won a close match, marked pitcher Ito with his fourth win, tying for the league lead.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines started by Jackson pitcher, who pitched 7.2 innings with 113 pitches, 4 hit, 1 Hit by Pitch, 8 strike out, and 3 runs, but the lineup couldn't get another home run.

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Day ○ Hiromi Ito-Seigi Tanaka-S Taisei Yanagawa
● Jackson -Shota Suzuki-Shunsuke Nakamori

Written by Aoi Nishijima