Natsuo Takizawa is the first professional walk-off timely! Saitama Seibu wins extra inning

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2025.5.17(土) 18:02

Saitama Seibu Lions player Natsuo Takizawa © Pacific League TV
Saitama Seibu Lions player Natsuo Takizawa © Pacific League TV

On May 17, Saitama Seibu and Orix took place in Belluna Dome, with Saitama Seibu winning the walk-off win with a score of 3-2.

Saitama Seibu starter Tatsuya Imai pitcher pitched a perfect game, not allowing a single runner until the third inning. In the top of the fourth, with runners on first and second with Walk one out and hit, he struck out the next Ryo Ota batter to end the inning with runs double play to end the inning.

Saitama Seibu got on the board in the bottom of the second inning with back-to-back singles by Shuta Tonosaki and Takuya Hiruma and Yuto Koga Walk to put the bases loaded on the line Sosuke Genda The first goal was scored by a player's sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the fourth, an error by the enemy and a sacrifice bunt by Tozaki put the bases loaded with two outs, and Yuto Koga 's batted ball induced an error by the opposing team to score another run.

pitcher Imai retired three batters again in the fifth and sixth innings. He gave up one run in the top of the eighth inning on back-to-back singles and Walk with one bases loaded out, giving up one run on a sacrifice fly by Taishi Hirooka hitter, but struck out the next Tomoya Mori batter and threw 116 pitches in the eighth inning hit 2 Walk 9 strike out 1 runs I got off mound at the

However, in the top of the ninth, Kaima Taira pitcher gave up one run on back-to-back singles by Yutaro Sugimoto and Yuma Tongu with two outs, and the game went to extra inning. After Haruto Yamada pitcher tied the top of the 10th inning with no runs, Shinya Hasegawa in the bottom of the 10th inning, Manaya Nishikawa Hit by Pitch and Ginjiro Tanaya's hit created a good opportunity with two outs and bases loaded. Takizawa hit an RBI single to walk-off between the first and second bases, ending the game with a 3-2 lead.

Third place, pitcher Yamada, made his first win as a professional. Takizawa went 4 hit 1 RBI 1 stolen base and Tozaki went 2 hit respectively to give the team its second straight win. On the other hand, Orix starter Kohei Azuma pitcher threw 84 pitches in five innings hit 4 Walk 2 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1). He caught up in the closing stages, but Machado pitcher in seventh was disrupted.

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Kohei Azuma- Soichiro Yamazaki -Shota Abe-Kento Kawase-Nobuyoshi Yamada- Perdomo - Machado
Tatsuya Tatsuya Imai-Kaima Taira- Yoto Haruto Yamada

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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