On July 12, in the 15th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu Lions held in ES CON FIELD, Saitama Seibu Lions win 12-1.

In the first inning, with Manaya Nishikawa and Taiga Kojima hit in the first inning, the lineup was one out, runners on first and third, but Nevin's sacrifice fly and An-Ko Lin 's fourth two-run homer gave them a three-run lead. In the middle of the inning, An-Ko Lin hit his fifth solo home run in two consecutive at-bats in the top of the fourth, and in the top of the fifth, Nishikawa and Natsuo Takizawa hit consecutive timely hits, scoring runs and extending the lead to six runs.

Starting pitcher Chihiro Sumida pitcher was pitch completely through two outs in the fifth inning, and even after allowing hit, he did not step on home plate from the fifth inning. In the bottom of the seventh, after a series of hits, he faced a crisis with runners on first and third and two outs, but retired the next Kengo Yoshida player on a grounder to infield with a single pitch, and was pulled after throwing 100 pitches in the seventh inning, recording 4 hit no walks, 5 Hit by Pitch 5 strike out no runs.

In the top of the eighth inning near the end of the inning, Canario hit a two-run single with no outs and bases loaded, and with one out bases loaded, Taiga Kojima 's third grand slam made the score 12-0. The relievers connected the bottom of the eighth with Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher runs, and although Taiga Ueda pitcher gave up one run in the bottom of the ninth, the lead remained the same, and the game ended the game.

For the Saitama Seibu Lions, who win, pitcher Sumida earned his seventh win of the season. The lineup showed a strong connection, with Kojima scoring 12 runs in 14 hit and 3 hit, including his first professional bases loaded. On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Ren Fukushima pitcher threw 87 pitches and 7 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 6 runs in 4.0 innings and failed to produce a game. The lineup also managed only one run in the final inning, suffering a heavy defeat.

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Nishi ○ Chihiro Sumida-Ryosuke Moriwaki-Taiga Ueda
Japan ● Ren Fukushima-Shoma Kanemura-Yukiya Saito-Kenta Uehara

Written by Aoi Nishijima