◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Rakuten Eagles (25th, ES CON FIELD)
Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Kosei Shoji, allowed the first run.
In the first inning, with both teams scoreless, starting pitcher Shoji gave up a solo home run to Mizuno to left field. The right-hander, who was aiming for a career-high sixth win, got off to a disappointing start.
After giving up the first run, they faced a two-out, bases loaded-loaded situation, but Tatsumi made a great catch of Hosokawa's hit to deep center field while running backwards. He saved the team from conceding a large number of runs with a spectacular play.
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