On September 21, in the 24th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix Buffaloes held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-3.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham In the bottom of the 1st, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit his 22nd solo home run to take the lead, and with Yuki Nomura hit and Walk, runners on first and second were out, and Chusei Mannami added another run with a timely hit. In the bottom of the fourth, Leo Shibata created a good opportunity with a hit, and Nomura's RBI hit made it 3-0.

Starting pitcher Takayuki Kato pitcher retired all three batters in the top of the first inning closer the hit pitch through the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth, Tomoya Noguchi 's fourth three-run homer tied the game, but the lineup created a good opportunity in the bottom of the fifth with consecutive hits from leadoff Mannami and Shun Mizutani. Although there were two outs, Haruki Nishikawa succeeded in taking the lead with a timely hit.

Takashi Kato pitcher left the mound closer with no runs in the top of the sixth. In the top of the seventh, Yi-Lei Sun pitcher finished with three batters, and in the bottom of the seventh, with one out and runners on second and third, pinch hitter sacrifice fly Tatsuki Mizuno extended the lead to two runs. In the top of the eighth, Mizuki Hori pitcher and in the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher connected with no runs, ending the game 5-3.

Ending their losing streak, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Takashi Kato pitcher earned his 12th win with 95 pitches over 6 innings, 3 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out 2 runs. The batting lineup saw Mannami mark 3 hit 1 RBI. Meanwhile, Orix Buffaloes started Leo Yamaguchi pitcher 3 innings with 72 pitches, 4 hit 5 Walk 1 strike out 2 runs. The lineup saw Noguchi briefly tie the game with a three-run homer, but immediately afterward, they gave up the lead again and failed to capitalize on a good opportunity late in the game.

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

B Leo Yamaguchi-Hiroshi-●Taisuke Yamaoka-Ryoga Tomiyama-Kaito Iriyama-Kaito Saiki
F ○Takayuki Kato-Yi-Lei Sun-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa

Text by Rihoko Niwa