◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions Nippon-Ham (23rd, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions 's pitcher staff collapsed, resulting in a crushing defeat with 15 hit and 11 runs. Their winning streak ended at three games. Starting on the 24th, they will face league leaders Softbank Hawks in a three-game series, their final series of the first half of the season.

Starting pitcher Chihiro Sumida was pulled after his shortest outing of the season, just four innings, giving up nine hit strike out three, walking three, and allowing seven Walk (four earned), resulting in his sixth runs of the season. runs allowed were his worst performance in his five-year professional career.

He started the first inning without giving up any runs. In the second inning, he gave up doble to Yoshida to right-center field, and with two outs and a bases loaded on second, he walked two consecutive Walk to load the bases with two outs, but he got Mizuno closer out to second base to escape the inning.

However, in the third inning, immediately after his team scored the first run, he gave up consecutive hits with two outs, putting runners on first and third, before Nomura hit a go-ahead three-run homer, his 13th of the season. In the fourth inning, with one out and a runner on first, he gave up a two-run homer to Reyes, his 21st of the season, and slumped to his knees in disappointment. After that, he gave up hit, a Walk, and a balk of his own, putting runners on second and third with two outs, before Hosokawa hit a two-run single to left field. He left mound after that inning.

In the fifth inning, Yamada, the second pitcher who underwent "right elbow arthroscopic cleaning surgery" in March and was making his first appearance of the season, closer the opposing team hit and runs.

However, Ueda, who came in as the third pitcher in the sixth inning, ignited The Fighters offense once again. After giving up hit to Reyes to lead off, he surrendered a two-run homer to Manami, his 18th of the season. With two outs and runners on first and second, he gave up doble to Shindo that sailed over center fielder 's head, further widening the gap.

In the second inning, with both teams scoreless, An-Ko Lin led off with a single to center hit, followed by Hirasawa's single to right field, which broke his bat in two, double play runners on first and third with no outs. Watanabe then hit into a double hit. After that, although runner got on base, they were unable to bring them home.