On 5 July, the 14th round match between Fukuoka Softbank and Saitama Seibu was played in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, where Fukuoka Softbank win 4-3.

Fukuoka Softbank starter Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher loaded the bases with two outs in the first inning with hit and Walk on base, and Takayoshi Yamamura scored on an RBI single. But the offense came back in the bottom of the third inning on a two-run RBI single by Akira Nakamura from third base with one out.

pitcher Uezawa tied the game in the top of the fourth on Nevin's No. 7 solo shot, but the Yankees scored one run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Tatsuru Yanagimachi. The game was tied again in the top of the sixth, but in the bottom of the sixth, Downs and Sato hit with one out and the bases loaded, and Akira Kawase was able to score on a grounder by .

From the 7th inning, Koya Fujii pitcher and Yuki Matsumoto pitcher each connected 1 inning with no runs, and the top of the ninth inning was Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher struck out three straight struck out to end the game with a score of 4-3. win Fukuoka Softbank earned his sixth win of the season after starter Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher threw 104 pitches in six innings hit allowing 53 Walk 4 strike out 3 runs to earn his sixth win. Nakamura won the see-saw game with a total of 10 hit, including Nakamura with a 2 hit 2 RBI and Yanagimachi with a 2 hit 1 RBI.

On the other hand, Saitama Seibu started Tatsuya Imai pitcher in five innings on 95 pitches, allowing 8 hit 2 Hit by Pitch 6 strike out 3 runs. Nevin and Takayoshi Yamamura were 2 hit 1 RBI at bats, but they were limited to 1 hit after the seventh inning.

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West 100101000 3
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West Tatsuya Imai-● Ichiro Tamura-Shinnosuke Hada-S Takeru Sasaki
So ○ Naoyuki Uwasawa-Koya Fujii-Yuki Matsumoto-S Kazuki Sugiyama

Text by Yohkazu Sonoda

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