On May 20, in the 11th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-3.

In the bottom of the 1st, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead with Walk by the leadoff and Tatsuki Mizuno and hit by the Chusei Mannami player, putting runners on first and second with no outs, and then took the lead with a timely hit by the Yuya Gunji player. In the bottom of the second inning, with the score tied, Yua Tamiya hit a triple and quickly took the lead with a sacrifice fly fielder’s choice move.

The starting pitcher Ren Fukushima pitcher gave up a run in the top of the second inning with two hit and Walk in the top of the second inning, one out, bases loaded, and a grounder to infield. After that, he closed key moments and did not allow any runs, but in the top of the sixth, with one out and runners on first and second on a pinch hitter Daichi Suzuki hit, he was taken out. The Taisho Tamai pitcher took a barrage from Ryuya Taira and Itsuki Murabayashi players, catching up to equalize.

With one out and bases loaded, Mizuki Hori pitcher invaded the next hitter to fly out to right, and right fielder Mannami assisted runner at home with a touch-up on third base. He got through two consecutive nights of good defense. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, With two outs, Yua Tamiya reached base at infield hit, and Ryohei Hosokawa hit his second two-run homer to take the lead.

In the top of the 7th, Kenta Uehara pitcher took the mound but had to leave due to discomfort in his leg. The Seigi Tanaka pitcher who followed him was struck out by a poor hit, but in the top of the eighth inning, he gave up one run on three consecutive hits. The lineup added another run in the bottom of the 8th inning with a bases-loaded Walk by Mannami. The top of the ninth was closed out by Taisei Yanagawa pitcher, ending the game at 5-3.
　
The win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was Fukushima pitcher 5.1 innings, 101 pitches, 5 hit 6 strike out 4 Walk 2 runs. Third rider pitcher Hori earned his first win in three years since 2023. The defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles saw starter Kenta Maeda pitcher leave after 2.1 innings, 72 pitches, 4 hit, 1 strike out, 3 Walk, and 2 runs. The bullpen also suffered three runs, marking their third consecutive loss. Murabayashi marked 3 hit 3 RBI.

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Kenta Maeda-Daichi Shibata-Uchi Seiryu- ● Sora Suzuki- Kajiya Ren Kajiya-Masaya Nishigaki- Tsurusaki Taisei
Ren Fukushima-Taisho Tamai- ○ Mizuki Hori-Kenta Uehara-Seigi Tanaka- S Taisei Yanagawa

Text by Rian Ueno