◆ Pacific League Seibu 3-2 Nippon-Ham (28th, Belluna Dome)
Despite the team being down a one-point lead after two outs in the eighth inning, Nippon-Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo remained calm, saying, "It was a shame, but it was a good game."
In the third inning against Seibu 's Sumida, Mannami hit his 14th solo home run into the back screen, tying him with his teammate Reyes for the league lead, and in the eighth inning, with the score tied, Mizutani hit his 5th solo home run over the left field fence to give the team a temporary lead. Having hit two Home Run in one game against a left-handed Home Run had only allowed two home runs up to that point, Mizutani commented with some regret, "I wanted to hit pitcher who others hadn't been able to hit and help us win."
The team missed out on a winning streak and is now just 1.5 games behind second-place Orix, but the manager remained optimistic, saying, "We can't win everything, and we can't lose everything. It's like it was decided from the moment we were born that today would be the day we would lose. We'll just keep switching gears."
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・ [Game Details] Seibu vs. Nippon-Ham
・ [Seibu] Comeback win against the league leader Nippon-Ham, Hasegawa hits the winning run and Sumida gets his seventh win. Manager Nishiguchi says, "This win is really big."
・ [Nippon-Ham] Chusei Mannami hits his 14th solo home run to lead off the lead: "It was a great hit."
・ [Seibu] Tatsuya Imai diagnosed with heat stroke and left the game in the fourth inning of the game against Nippon-Ham on the 27th.
・ [Nippon-Ham] Hiromi Ito gave up two runs in the eighth inning to earn his eighth win, the most in the league. "It was a big plus for me to play a good game."
