On June 27, in the second round of the Farm regular season vs. Fukuoka Softbank vs. Oisix Niigata held at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo, Fukuoka Softbank suffered a heavy defeat with a score of 2-10.

Fukuoka Softbank Starting pitcher Juto Kobayashi pitcher started the first runs the first inning due to a teammate's error. Still, the lineup tied the game with one out in the bottom of the second inning thanks to consecutive long and short hits by Takahashi Takahashi and Yuto Akihiro. In the bottom of the third, with Kyogo Yamashita and other doble and two outs and a runner on third, Akira Nakamura hit a go-ahead RBI single.

However, Kobayashi pitcher gave up two RBI hits in the top of the 4th inning, totaling 4 runs. In the top of the sixth, he gave up a two-run single with runners on second and third and no outs, and the Chun-Wei Chang pitcher who replaced him couldn't stop the momentum. The score was 2 to 9. In the top of the seventh, with two outs and runners on first and third, Zhang pitcher made a stop to first base, and a good base running from third runner allowed the score.

The lineup wanted to get back at the score, but from the 7th inning onward, they couldn't break through the opposing relief lineup. In the bottom of the seventh, he retired all three batters in order, and in the bottom of the eighth, a series of hits by Keita Yamamoto and Ayuma Nishio created a good opportunity with runners on second and third, one out, but no more bases were scored. In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and runners on first and second, Megumi Yamamoto grounded out to second in the end, ending the game.

The losing Fukuoka Softbank saw starting pitcher pitcher Kobayashi pitch 5.0 innings, throwing 86 pitches with 9 hit 2 Walk 8 runs (earned runs 4), unable to produce a game. The lineup recorded two hit hits and Akira Nakamura hit two consecutive games with hit since joining the farm, putting the lineup in a brief go-ahead run, but finished with 9 hit and 2 runs scored.

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O ○Hide Nanba -Katsuki Matayoshi- Yuki Kuniyoshi - Naoya Ishikawa
● Kobayashi Juto -Chun-Wei Chang-Ryo Oyama

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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