On July 19, in the 15th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, Saitama Seibu Lions win 6-3.

In the top of the third inning, the lineup took the lead with one out and a runner on second with a hit and sacrifice bunt by Canario, and Manaya Nishikawa took the lead with a timely hit. Natsuo Takizawa followed with a safety bunt, and Taiga Kojima hit his fourth three-run homer, extending the lead to four runs.

Starting pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher hit consecutive hits with one out in the bottom of the 1st to get runners on first and second, but after cutting off the next batsman, he retired all three batters in the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the third, with runners on first and third and no outs on consecutive hits, YG Yasuda hit his second homer and a three-run homer briefly extended the lead to one run, but the bottom of the fourth was runs pitch. In both the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings, he closer retired all three batters in order and retired the mound.

In the top of the seventh, Nishikawa added another run on a timely triple, and with one out, a runner on third, Kojima added another run on a sacrifice fly, making the score 6-3. In the bottom of the seventh, the team switched to relief pitching, with Hibiki Shinohara pitcher and Wingenter pitcher each striving one inning to retire the team. In the bottom of the ninth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher allowed Walk to reach base, but ultimately retired Yoshiaki Watanabe with double play hits to end the game.

Saitama Seibu Lions, win 6-3, saw starter Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher earn his 8th win with 6 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out 3 runs over 6 innings, 100 pitches. The lineup with 11 hit and 6 runs scored was marked by Nishikawa, An-Ko Lin, and Canario each scoring 2 hit. Meanwhile, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles saw starter Ureña pitcher throw 83 pitches in 6 innings, 7 hit 2 Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 4 runs 4 . The lineup had Akira Shigenaga and YG Yasuda players each hit 2, but from the fifth inning onward, they went no-hit, ending their winning streak at 4.

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Nishi: ○Takahashi Kosei-Hibiki Shinohara-Wingenter-S Hiroshi Kaino
Raku ●Ureña -Sota Fujiwara- Tsurusaki Taisei

Written by Riyoko Niwa