On September 9, at Hotto Motto Field Kobe, the 22nd round between Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions was win 8-0 by Saitama Seibu Lions.

Starting pitcher Shinya Sugai pitcher recorded three consecutive struck out in the first inning, and in the top of the second, with two outs and a runner on second, the lineup took the lead with a timely doble by Taiga Hirasawa. Receiving support, pitcher Sugai hit several hits in the bottom of the second, putting runners on first and second with two outs, but then retired Shuna Hori swinging struck out. In the bottom of the third, although the leadoff runners reached base, they repelled the three batters in the third inning and did not allow any runs.

Then, in the top of the fourth, with no outs and a runner on first, player An-Ko Lin hit a timely doble, then with two outs and runners on first and third, a timely single to Sosuke Genda, and with two outs and bases loaded, a timely triple of sweep to Natsuo Takizawa player, adding five runs in one go. Then, in the top of the sixth, leadoff player Hirasawa reached base with a triple. Seiya Watanabe added another run on sacrifice fly by the next player.

pitcher Sugai was pulled in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs and runners on first and second due to an accident. The second pitcher, Taishi Mameda pitcher, who made an emergency appearance, retired the next two inning in struck out, and then retired the other three ba closer tters in the next two innings. The lineup reached the top of the eighth, and Takuya Hiruma 's timely hit extended the lead to eight runs. In the 7th and 8th innings, Shota Hamaya pitcher went 0-closer, and in the bottom of the final ninth, Wataru Matsumoto pitcher retired three batters including two struck out to close the game.

Saitama Seibu Lions, win 8-0, achieved their third consecutive win and extended their game lead to 2 games over third-place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. pitcher Sugai threw 75 pitches over 3.2 innings, 4 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out no runs, with the second pitcher pitcher Mameda marking his second win. At the plate, Takizawa recorded 3 hit 3 RBI, while An-Ko Lin and Hirasawa recorded 2 hit 1 RBI. Meanwhile, the defeated Orix Buffaloes saw starting pitcher Alen Kuri pitcher pitch 79 in 4 innings, 7 hit 3 walks, 1 Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 6 runs unable to produce a game. The lineup was also held scoreless for 6 hit, suffering their third consecutive loss.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
L 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 8
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L Shinya Sugai-○Taishi Mameda-Shota Hamaya-Wataru Matsumoto
B ●Alen Kuri-Ryusei Gonda-Ryoga Tomiyama-Seiryu Kotajima-Raiku Katayama

Text by Ryo Aritake