Seibu Lions 's Natsuki Takeuchi earned his sixth win with a strong performance, strike out allowing only one runs in seven innings! Shohei Tateyama praised him, saying, "fastball has regained its original strength in June and July."

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Seibu 's Natsuki Takeuchi (C) Kyodo News
Seibu 's Natsuki Takeuchi (C) Kyodo News

On the 10th, Seibu Lions win Nippon-Ham 2-1 in their game at Escon F. Starting Natsuki Takeuchi pitched well, throwing 104 pitches over 7 innings, allowing only 4 hit, strike out 8, Hit by Pitch 1, and giving up 1 runs, earning his first win in about a month. On the 10th, CS Fuji TV ONE's "Pro baseball News 2026" focused on Takeuchi's pitch that day.

Commentator Hatsuhiko Tsuji said, "He's been pitching well up until now, but he hasn't been blessed with much run support..."

Commentator Shohei Tateyama said, "The strength of the original fastball in June and July has returned. breaking ball With a strong fastball, I think we can also swing and miss. He will definitely create games, so I think it would be nice to have more wins, but I believe he will keep accumulating victories going forward," expressing his expectations for the pitch going forward.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"

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Seibu Lions 's Natsuki Takeuchi earned his sixth win with a strong performance, strike out allowing only one runs in seven innings! Shohei Tateyama praised him, saying, "fastball has regained its original strength in June and July."