◇Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, Game 13 (August 8th, Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's Takayuki Kishi delivered a strong performance, throwing 89 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 4 hit 1 Walk strike out 1 runs (0 earned runs).

In the first inning, pitcher Kishi faced a dangerous situation with one out and a runner on second base after an infield hit and a fielding error by his teammates. Then, a hit by Seiya Watanabe went through to center fielder, giving up an unfortunate 1-0 lead. However, from the second to the fifth inning, he allowed only one infield hit and one Walk, shutting down the opposing lineup. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he gave up hit to the leadoff hitter, putting a runner on second base with two outs, but he managed to get the next batter Kazunari Ishii to hit a line drive to second base.

pitcher Kishi had pitched well in his last two games, allowing only one runs in seven innings each time. Although pitcher didn't get win this time, he achieved his third consecutive quality start with six innings pitched and only one runs allowed (zero earned runs).

Written by Aoi Nishijima