On September 13, in the 24th round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Belluna Dome, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 7-1.

In the first inning, Taiki Narama took the lead with his fifth solo homer, then scored squeeze Yuya Shindo in the top of the second and Shun Mizutani hit a timely hit in the top of the third, leading by four runs early on. Starting pitcher Kohei Arihara pitcher pitched tenaciously, carrying runner from the very first inning. In the bottom of the fourth, they gave up Nevin's 20th solo homer but sealed the crucial moment.

In the top of the 6th, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit his 19th solo homer, linking the lineup, and Tatsuki Mizuno and Ryota Isobata added three runs with timely hits. pitcher Arihara left the mound after 6 innings with 90 pitches, 7 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 1 runs, and from the 7th onward, he connected with Yi-Lei Sun pitcher and Nao Miyanishi pitcher, with Seigi Tanaka pitcher closing the game.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 7-1, narrowing the gap to second-place Saitama Seibu Lions to 1.5 games. pitcher Arihara earned his seventh win of the season. With a 3-hit RBI fielder’s choice three, Yuki Kiyomiya hit a career-high 19th Home Run. Saitama Seibu Lions went 8-hit, but the only run was Nevin's solo Home Run, so the lineup couldn't connect. The starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher also struggled, throwing 96 pitches midway through the sixth inning with 9 hit 2 Walk 7 runs.

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

F ○Kohei Arihara-Yi-Lei Sun-Nao Miyanishi-Seigi Tanaka
L ●Natsuki Takeuchi-Shota Hamaya-Wataru Matsumoto-Yuta Nakamura

Text by Minagi Niwa