◇Saitama Seibu Lions vs Chiba Lotte Marines Game 6 (12th, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu Lions 's Kaima Taira pitcher made the game with 7 innings of 118 pitches, 5 hit 6 strike out 3 walks, Hit by Pitch no runs.

pitcher Taira carried runner in the first round in hit and Hit by Pitch, but he got through it without runs. After that, he gave up every inning runner until the 6th inning, but he did not allow the Chiba Lotte Marines batting line to score with a pitch to tighten the key points. In the top of the 7th, he finished with a three-way retirement and went down mound.
　
In this match, pitcher Taira has scored 24 consecutive inning earned runs 0 since the opening. He achieved HQS in 3 consecutive games. Since then, the team has won walk-off win in An-Ko Lin 's first Home Run in Japan, winning two consecutive cards.

◇Taira pitcher Comment
"I was able to closer even though I wasn't in good shape, and I think it was good that we were able to use the number of pitches firmly so as not to make control mistakes as a team with one shot."

Text: Mayakura Tsutsui