On May 1, in the seventh game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix Buffaloes held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-1.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham The Takayuki Kato pitcher of the starting pitcher gave up a run in the top of the first inning with one out and a runner on second on a timely doble by Ryoma Nishikawa player. From the second inning onward, he delivered runner every inning, showing tenacious pitching. In the top of the sixth inning, with two outs, Seymour hit a doble before leaving the game. The Yukiya Saito pitcher who replaced him firmly closer the trail.

In the bottom of the third, with two outs, Yua Tamiya player hit, and the Tatsuki Mizuno player who followed reached base due to an error. With runners on first and second, Castro hit his fourth three-run homer, successfully turning the game around to 3-1. In the bottom of the fourth, with one out and runners on first and third, he created a good opportunity, and Chusei Mannami added a run with a safety squeeze. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Mannami's solo home run of the ninth extended the lead to 5-1.

In the top of the 7th, Kenta Uehara pitcher allowed runner but did not runs, and in the top of the 8th, he pitched Taisho Tamai pitcher 9 pitches. In the top of the ninth inning, Seigi Tanaka pitcher retired all three batters in order, closer the game ended 5-1. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, who had won two consecutive games, saw Takashi Kato pitcher win his third with 85 pitches, 7 hit, 1 walk Hit by Pitch 1 runs over 5.2 innings. Mannami marked 2 hit 2 RBI, including a single homer.

Meanwhile, Orix Buffaloes had starter Ryuhei Sotani pitcher caught in the middle innings, and the runs was 6 hit 5 over 6 innings. The lineup also hit a total of 8 hit but managed only one run. Notably, Haruto Watanabe recorded hit in six consecutive games. defense also delivered a series of excellent plays.

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O ● Ryuhei Sotani-Kaito Iriyama- Hiroshi
Japan ○ Takayuki Kato-Yukiya Saito-Kenta Uehara-Taisho Tamai-Seigi Tanaka

Text by Rian Ueno