Pacific League Rakuten 2-1 Seibu (20th, Rakuten Mobile)
Rakuten 's starting pitcher, Kosei Shoji, pitched well, allowing only five hit and striking out seven strike out six innings. He only allowed one runs, a solo home run in the fourth inning, and earned his fourth win of the season. He looked relieved, saying, "I'm glad we were able to hang in there and somehow make the game work. All I could think about was concentrating on the batter in front of me." Manager Miki also offered words of encouragement, saying, "There were some tough moments, but they managed to hang in there and do their best."
The last appearance was against Lotte on September 13 (Rakuten Mobile) was pitch in the rain, and he struggled with a bad mound on his feet and disturbed his control, resulting in a KO in the middle of the 4th inning. Looking at the weekly forecast, he felt that there was a high possibility of rain, so he devised a countermeasure, saying, "I can't make the same mistake, and I felt like I would do what I could." I have devised ways to throw with running shoes and assume that my feet will slip, and to throw with a narrow stride so that my left foot does not slip. "I think it didn't rain because I did that (countermeasures)," he said, smiling, "You came out (the goodness of your daily actions), and it was wonderful." In order to chase the 3rd place Orix in the CS area, he will continue to throw hard to bring a white star to the team that cannot be defeated.
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