On June 24, in the 11th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 7-4.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starter, Takayuki Kato pitcher, retired all three in order in the top of the first and second innings. In the top of the third, although he gave up hit to the leadoff hitter, he struck out the next five pitches and retired the two inning from the fourth inning with three batters.

In the bottom of the 1st inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, Kotaro Kiyomiya player made a timely doble to take the lead. In the bottom of the third, Tatsuki Mizuno reached base at triple, and Reyes added another run on a sacrifice fly. Next, Yuki Nomura player hit his eighth solo homer. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, Shun Mizutani hit his fourth two-run homer, and in the bottom of the fifth, Nomura hit his ninth solo homer, giving the team a six-run lead.

In the top of the 7th, pitcher Kato gave up Polanco's 5th two-run homer, but in the bottom of the inning, Reyes hit his 17th solo home run to add the run. In the top of the eighth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher was taken out after giving up a two-run doble from Koki Yamaguchi, but with two outs and a runner on second, Hiroya Shimamoto pitcher invaded the next pitcher with a struck out swing. The top of the ninth was closed out by Kota Tatsu pitcher, ending the game 7-4.

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win was starter pitcher Kato, who threw 79 pitches over 7 innings, 4 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 2 strike out 2 runs. With his five consecutive wins, he claimed his seventh win, and pitcher recorded his first professional save. The lineup produced four Home Run, with both pitching and hitting in perfect harmony, resulting in consecutive wins. The losing Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting Tokito Kawamura pitcher pitched 5 innings, 9 hit, 1 Walk, 4 strike out 6 runs. The lineup fought back late in the game, but their early runs paid off, resulting in consecutive losses.
　
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Ro ● Tokito Kawamura-Shuta Takano-Fumiya Ono-Naoya Masuda
Japan ○ Takayuki Kato-Taisei Yanagawa-Hiroya Shimamoto- S. Kota Tatsu

Written by Aoi Nemoto