On September 17, in the 25th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu Lions held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win the final game of the season against Saitama Seibu Lions 4-2. The head-to-head record ended at 12 wins, 12 losses, and 1 draw.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Starting pitcher Kota Tatsu pitcher was hit pitch in the early three inning. Responding to their strong pitching, the lineup took the lead with two outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the third, followed by consecutive RBI hits by Kotaro Kiyomiya and Yuki Nomura. However, in the top of the fourth inning, Da pitcher gave up Nevin's 21st two-run homer, tying the game.
　
Still, he closer retired all three batters in order in the top of the fifth, and in the bottom of the inning, Yuya Shindo hit his seventh solo home run to take the lead. In the top of the sixth, with two outs and runners on first and second, pitcher got Seiya Watanabe out to center field, then retired all three batters in the top of the seventh, including two consecutive struck out, and was pulled after 7 innings with 98 pitches, 2 hit 3 walks Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 2 runs.
　
In the bottom of the sixth, Nomura hit his 16th solo homer, bringing the score to 4-2. In the top of the eighth, the second pitcher Mizuki Hori pitcher, and in the top of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher, the team maintained their lead in a rock-solid relay. Tatsu pitcher earned his fifth win of the season. The lineup was lively, with Nomura hitting two hit and two RBI, including Home Run.

Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions started Shinya Sugai pitcher with 80 pitches in 5 innings, 6 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 3 runs. In the lineup, Nevin hit a Home Run that tied the game at one point, but was only 2 hit ahead of the opponent's pitcher camp and couldn't find a breakthrough.

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

L ●Shinya Sugai-Yuta Kuroki-Taishi Mameda-Shunsuke Sato-Yuta Nakamura
F ○Kota Tatsu-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa

Text by So Yokoyama