On July 23, in the 17th game between Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Belluna Dome, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 11-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started Koki Kitayama pitcher. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, An-Ko Lin and Taiga Hirasawa were hit by a barrage of hits, and Seiya Watanabe allowed one run between double play hits. After that, although they runner, they closed the crucial pitch and did not allow any additional runs. In the bottom of the sixth, with two outs, he allowed doble but got the next hitter to fly out to right, and in the sixth inning, with 7 hit 1 Walk 1 runs and mound to leave the .

In the top of the third, with two outs, the lineup created a good opportunity with Chusei Mannami and Kengo Yoshida hitting in succession, followed by Yuki Nomura 's 13th three-run homer. In the top of the fourth, Reyes hit his 21st two-run homer and Ryohei Hosokawa hit a timely hit to add four more runs. Then, in the top of the sixth, Chusei Mannami hit his 18th two-run homer and Yuya Shindo hit a timely single, bringing the total to 11 runs by midfield.

The pitching switches began in the 7th inning, and Mizuki Hori pitcher and Shoma Kanemura pitcher connected with no runs. In the bottom of the 9th, Tsubasa Namatame pitcher gave up his 14th solo home run to Nevin to lead, but the team closer the reinforcements, ending the game 11-2. win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham saw pitcher Kitayama record his 9th win, tying his personal best from last season. The lineup exploded with 15 hit and 11 runs. Mannami also reached 100 Home Run in total.

Meanwhile, Saitama Seibu Lions struggled with Chihiro Sumida pitcher 4 innings, 9 hit 3 Walk 7 runs (earned runs 4). The lineup marked 10 hit but failed to capitalize on their opportunities and scored only 2 runs. Taiga Hirasawa players marked 3 hit.

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Day 003404000 11
West 010000001 2

Day ○ Koki Kitayama-Mizuki Hori-Shoma Kanemura-Tsubasa Namatame
West: ● Chihiro Sumida-Haruto Yamada-Taiga Ueda-Yuta Nakamura

Text by Kanako Fukushima