On July 22, in the farm regular season Fukuoka Softbank vs. Chunichi four-round match held in Belluna Dome, Fukuoka Softbank win 5-4.

Starting pitcher Ryo Oyama pitcher retired all three batters in the first inning, and in the top of the second, he allowed two hit, putting runners on first and third with two outs and runners on first and third, but did not runs. After that, he perfected three inning closer, and in the top of the sixth, he got through a two-out, bases loaded situation with a swing struck out. He threw 83 pitches in the sixth inning, pitching 4 hit 1 Walk 5 strike out empty runs to get out of mound. Meanwhile, the lineup was shut to two hit through seven innings before the opposing starting rookie Yorinosuke Sakurai pitcher.

The relief pitched well, and the game went into Game extra inning with a 0-0 lead. In the top of the 10th inning, starting with no outs and runners on first and second in the tiebreaker, Rodriguez pitcher gave up 4 runs. In the bottom of the 10th, with one out and bases loaded, consecutive RBI hits by Yutaro Fujita, Ayuma Nishio, and Yoshiyasu Sasakawa closed the gap to one run, but a bases-loaded Hit by Pitch tied the game. Finally, Ryuta Hirose hit a timely hit, marking his second consecutive walk-off win in the game.

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Middle Yorinosuke Sakurai-Kenya Inoue-Kunitada Shinozaki-Takashi Neo-●Hiroto Mori
So Ryo Oyama-Taito Murakami-Yuta Aihara- ○ Rodriguez

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa

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