◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (31st, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher, Haruki Hosono, has maintained a no-hitter through seven innings.

In the first inning, Hosono walked the leadoff batter, Walk, but then got Fujiwara to hit into a double play momentum.

Even in the second half, he continued his impressive pitching, struck out three consecutive batters in the sixth inning, batting order with the eighth batter, and then retiring three batters in order in the seventh inning with just seven pitches.

His fastball, which reaches around 150 km/h, is paired with a sharp combination of slider and splitter, and through seven innings he has allowed only two Hit by Pitch and eight strike out, throwing a total of 91 pitches.