On September 12, in the 30th game between Farm regular season Fukuoka Softbank Hiroshima held at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo, Fukuoka Softbank won 4-3 in a extra inning tiebreak, setting the Western Division championship magic number at '2'.

Fukuoka Softbank Starting pitcher Hokuto pitcher carried runner in scoring position in the first and second innings but scored double play at key moments and did not give up the first run. He retired all three batters in the top of the third, but the tenacious pitch continued from the fourth inning onward, with zeros on the scoreboard through the sixth inning.

The lineup, eager to respond to their strong pitching, hit Itua Ikhine in the bottom of the 5th with infield hit and stolen base, putting runners on second and one out, and succeeded in taking the lead with Yoshiyasu Sasakawa 's timely hit. However, in the top of the seventh, Hokuto pitcher caused a jam with two outs and runners on first and second, allowing two consecutive RBI hits to runs the game. They allowed the lead late in the innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, with Soichiro Ishizuka and Yuto Akihiro hitting in succession, the team scored a run between one out and bases loaded, and a grounder to infield, but with two outs and runners on second and third, Ayumu Ezaki caught a timely infield hit to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth, they failed to capitalize on the opportunity with two outs and runners on first and second, and the tiebreak went into a extra inning tiebreaker. In the top of the 10th, the third pitcher, Koichiro Okada pitcher, closer runs the bottom of the 10th. With two outs and bases loaded, Iheine hit a timely hit to seal the game.

win Fukuoka Softbank, Hokuto pitcher pitched 96 pitches over 7 innings, 9 hit 2 Walk, 6 strike out 3 runs. The second pitcher, Shunsuke Iwai pitcher, showed an impressive pitch with 2 innings thrown hit 4 strike out. In the lineup, Ihine, who batted walk-off, has 3 hit 1 RBI, and Sasakawa has recorded RBI in two consecutive games.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
SoftBank 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1X 4

Hiroshima: Sana Saito - Koya Takahashi - Tatsuya Matsumoto - Takehisa Masuda - Kei Kono - ●Mirai Sugihara
SoftBank: Hokuto - Shunsuke Iwai - ○Koichiro Okada

Text by Ao Yokoyama

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