On July 18, in the 20th game between Farm regular season Fukuoka Softbank and Hiroshima held at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo, Fukuoka Softbank lost 1-2.

Fukuoka Softbank created a good opportunity with two outs and runners on first and second in the first inning and Walk and Akira Nakamura hit. Takayoshi Takahashi hit a timely hit to put the team first. Starting pitcher Jun Maeda pitcher carried runner in the top of the second and third but tightened the pitch for no runs. From the fourth inning onward, he retired three batters in a row with two consecutive inning. ​​

However, in the top of the sixth, with runners on first and second and no outs, they gave up a timely hit with two outs to tie the game. Even so, the tenacious pitch continued from the seventh inning onward, and the scoreboard was marked with zeros through the eighth. Meanwhile, the lineup created several chances but couldn't get a single hit away. In the top of the ninth, the second pitcher, Fuga Otake pitcher, gave up the go-ahead hit by Shota Dobayashi with his fifth solo homer, and in the bottom of the inning, all three were retired in order.

The starting Jun Maeda pitcher pitched 8 innings with 121 pitches, 8 hit, 1 Walk, 5 strike out 1 runs. The batting lineup saw Akira Nakamura and Yudai Yamamoto each record 2 hit, but a total of 8 hit and 1 run scored, resulting in a lack of connection.

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Hiro Sato Ryunosuke - Sugihara Nozomi - Saito Taisei - ○ Kudo Taiki - S Tsunehiro Hayato
So Jun Maeda- ● Fuga Otake

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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