On May 6, in the fifth round of the Farm regular season Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Yokohama DeNA held at The Fighters Kamagaya Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham suffered a come-from-behind defeat with a score of 1-6.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Leo Shibata starters carried runner in scoring position in the first two inning but closer runs crucial moments. From the third inning onward, he pitched a perfect pitch through five innings, throwing 67 pitches with 2 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out and 4 runs to leave the mound.

The lineup found a good opportunity with two outs and runners on second in the bottom of the fifth inning and Walk. The runner in scoring position, which was placed in scoring position for the first time that day, was returned by Kaito Fujimori player with a timely hit. In the top of the 6th inning, there was no Taiki Kikuchi pitcher runs. However, in the top of the seventh, pitcher Kikuchi, who was stepping in, caused a two-out bases loaded crisis, and his replacement Suguru Fukuda pitcher hit two RBI hits, giving up a total of 4 runs.

In the top of the eighth, the fourth pitcher Yamato Kato pitcher gave up consecutive timely doble and gave up two runs, bringing the score to 1-6. The batting lineup retired three batters in the bottom of the 8th and 9th, and the game ended. Starting pitcher Shibata maintained his strong form with 14 consecutive inning runs without a game. The lineup ended with Fujimori scoring 2 hit and 1 run, and scattered 4 hit 1 run.

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De ○Shunya Shimada - Dan Yoshioka - Chihaya Sasaki - Ryoto Matsumoto
Leo Shibata- ● Taiki Kikuchi-Suguru Fukuda-Yamato Kato-Shoma Kanemura

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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