◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Saitama Seibu Lions Game 23 (15th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Saitama Seibu Lions 's Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher closer their first professional start by going 1-0 with 1 inning.

pitcher Moriwaki, who was suddenly secured a starting pitch, pushed the leadoff Daisuke Nakashima in the bottom of the 1st with two pitches and closer a powerful fastball grounder to second. He then pushed Hiroto Kobukata player to the next pitch with a 144 km/h fastball and grounded out to right. Although Rui Muneyama held on until full count, he ultimately earned a struck out swing with a low outside fork.

It was his first start in his eighth professional year, but Moriwaki pitcher played a key role by retiring all three batters. This marked his seventh consecutive game with earned runs 0 wins. From the bottom of the second inning, Kaima Taira pitcher moved up to mound.

Text by Ryo Aritake