On July 2, in the 15th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix Buffaloes held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham won convincingly 9-1.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Kohei Arihara pitcher started with two outs in the first inning, closer the first run on Ryoma Nishikawa 's fourth solo homer. In the top of the second, a series of hits and fielder’s choice put the bases loaded out with one out, but the next pitcher double play in, runs. After that, he kept a consistent pitch and left the mound with 6 innings, throwing 101 pitches, 6 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 1 runs.

In the bottom of the 1st, the lineup succeeded in a comeback with four consecutive Home Run: leadoff Shun Mizutani, Tatsuki Mizuno, Reyes, and Chusei Mannami. In the bottom of the third, Kengo Yoshida hit a timely doble, and in the bottom of the fourth, a fielder’s choice hit a timely hit. In the bottom of the fifth, Yoshida hit a decisive sixth solo homer, and in the bottom of the sixth, fielder’s choice and Mannami hit timely hits to lead by 8 runs.

In the top of the 7th, Shoma Kanemura pitcher closer, and in the 8th, Yukiya Saito pitcher connected. In the top of the 9th, Kenta Uehara pitcher closed out, ending the game 9-1. Starting pitcher pitcher Arihara earned his second win of the season, marking his 100th career NPB win. In the batting lineup, Yoshida marked RBI in six consecutive games, and the team won convincingly, extending their winning streak to five straight games.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Kazuma Sato pitcher, hit four consecutive homers from the leadoff lineup but failed to record a single out, leaving the game. Second pitcher Ryusei Gonda pitcher rallied with 3 hit no walks in the 3rd inning, Hit by Pitch 1 runs, but the lineup fell short of a decisive hit, scoring 8 hit 1 run, and suffered their third straight loss.

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O ● Kazuma Sato-Ryusei Gonda-Raiku Katayama-Riku Miyaguni
Japan ○ Kohei Arihara-Shoma Kanemura-Yukiya Saito-Kenta Uehara

Written by Aoi Nemoto