On October 17th, the "23rd Miyazaki Phoenix League" game between Yokohama DeNA and Fukuoka Softbank was held at Ivy Stadium, and Fukuoka Softbank lost 2 to 3.

Starting pitcher Kaito Uchino faced a crisis in the first inning due to a teammate's error and allowed the opening run. Although he lost another run from a extra-base hit in the bottom of the 2nd inning, he recovered from the 3rd inning onwards and left the mound after pitching 6 innings with 86 pitches, 5 hits, 1 Walk, 7 strike outs, and 2 runs.

The lineup gained a chance with 2 outs and bases loaded in the top of the 5th inning, starting with consecutive hits from Kyoshiro Sakura and Riku Watanabe, and caught up to a tie when Almonte 's batted ball induced an error. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, pitcher Koichiro Okada, in his second inning, was caught and gave up a run from consecutive hits. In the top of the 9th inning, trailing 2 to 3, the game ended as three batters were retired in order. The lineup, with 5 hits and 2 runs, was unable to overcome the opposing pitching staff.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
H 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
D 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3

H Kaito Uchino-Koichiro Okada-Shunsuke Iwai
D Haruto Shoji-Haru Yoshioka-Ryoto Matsumoto-Manae Shimizu

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