On April 22, in the fifth game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-4.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead in the first inning with Yuki Nomura and Reyes hit, one out, runners on second and third, and Yuya Gunji hit a timely hit. In the bottom of the second, with two outs and a runner on first, Daiki Asama hit his first two-run homer and added another run.

Starting pitcher Takayuki Kato pitcher delivered perfect pitching that allowed no runner through the third inning. In the top of the 5th inning, with 2 hit and two outs and runners on first and third, he gave up 2 runs due to timely infield hit and a teammate's error, but held on, throwing 77 pitches over 5 innings, 4 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1), and retired the mound.

In the top of the sixth, Taisho Tamai pitcher gave up Yukiya Ito 's second solo homer, bringing the game to the starting point. In the top of the 7th, Yukiya Saito pitcher was in trouble with two Walk, but Kenta Uehara pitcher cut off the trailing opponents and escaped with no runs. However, in the top of the eighth, Seigi Tanaka pitcher gave up Hideto Asamura 's third solo homer, giving up the lead.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, with two Walk and one out, runners on first and second, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit a timely hit to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher retired three batters in order, sending the game into a extra inning series.

In the bottom of the 10th, with two outs, Yua Tamiya and Kota Yazawa hit a series of hits, creating a great opportunity. Here, Taiki Narama player carried the ball to left, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham walk-off win 5-4. Hiroya Shimamoto pitcher connected the top of the 10th inning with no runs, marking his first win since the trade. In the lineup, Reyes hit 3 hit, Gunji and Yuki Kiyomiya 2 hit 1 RBI, and the team won their first extra inning game of the season.

Meanwhile, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started Tatsuki Koja pitcher with 88 pitches over 6 innings, 8 hit 3 Walk 5 strike out 3 runs. The batting lineup saw Yutaka Ito and Asamura mark Home Run, but fell just short of it.

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Tatsuki Koja Sora Suzuki-Ren Kajiya-Masaya Nishigaki- Nishigaki Masaya -Shoma Fujihira- ● Chiharu Tanaka
Takayuki Kato-Taisho Tamai-Yukiya Saito-Kenta Uehara-Seigi Tanaka-Taisei Yanagawa- ○ Hiroya Shimamoto

Written by Yokazu Sonoda