◆ Pacific League: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (27th, Belluna Dome)
Seibu Lions 's Chihiro Sumida achieved a "three-pitch inning" feat.
In the seventh inning, with the score tied, he got the leadoff batter Narama to hit a ground ball to the shortstop on the first pitch, then got the next batter Isohata to hit a ground ball to second base on the first pitch, and then with two outs, he got Mizuno closer a fly ball to third base on the first pitch as well.
It was an unusual situation where he got three outs from three hitter in just three pitches.
![[Photo] Kasumi Mori throws the first pitch in a miniskirt! "She was incredibly cute."](https://hochi.news/images/2024/09/14/20240914-OHT1I51169-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Seibu Lions] Takumi Kuriyama, who is retiring at the end of this season, sends a message to the fans: "The young players are working hard. I, Okawari, and Sumitani will do our best to be a valuable asset to the team."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/27/20260627-OHT1I51426-L.jpg)
![[Seibu Lions] Takumi Kuriyama, who will retire at the end of this season, will appear as a guest commentator on the TV broadcast for the second installment of "PR1 DE SERIES".](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/27/20260627-OHT1I51385-L.jpg)
![[Seibu Lions] Shuta Tonosaki joins the first team: "My back is fine now," "I'm ready to do it." Underwent right back surgery in April.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/27/20260627-OHT1I51328-L.jpg)
