On June 30, in the 13th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix Buffaloes held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 9-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead in the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second, with consecutive RBI hits by Kengo Yoshida and Castro. In the bottom of the second, Shun Mizutani added another run with a timely hit, and in the bottom of the third, he scored a run between Yoshida's solo home run of his fifth and Yuya Shindo 's grounder, scoring five runs early on.

The Koki Kitayama pitcher starter Kotaro Kobayashi in the top of the second inning. He gave up a player's 10th two-run homer, but retired all three batters in order in the top of the third. In the top of the 4th, with hit and two Walk, he faced a one-out bases loaded crisis but managed to get the next hitter out with a double play hit. He continued to closer the opposing lineup with a crucial pitch, pitching 97 pitches in 6 innings, 3 hit 4 Walk, 5 strike out 2 runs and leaving the mound.

In the top of the seventh, Kenta Uehara pitcher retired all closer three batters with just six pitches, and in the bottom of the seventh, Tatsuki Mizuno added two more runs with a solo home run of the fourth and a timely hit by Castro. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Reyes hit his 19th two-run homer, bringing the score to 9-2. The top of the ninth inning ended with Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher, ending the game.

win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, starting pitcher pitcher Kitayama marked his seventh consecutive win. In the lineup, Tatsuki Mizuno posted 3 hit 1 RBI, while Yoshida and Castro posted 2 hit 2 RBI, totaling 15 hit 9 RBI and securing three straight wins. Meanwhile, Orix Buffaloes started Jerry pitcher struggled with 2.1 innings, 48 pitches, 9 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 2 strike out 5 runs. Notably, Ryoma Nishikawa has recorded multiple hit in three consecutive matches.

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O ● Jerry-Hiroshi-Kosei Yoshida-Kaito Saiki
Japan ○ Koki Kitayama-Kenta Uehara-Yukiya Saito-Kyosuke Kuroyanagi

Written by Yokazu Sonoda