On July 3, the 17th round of the Farm regular season Fukuoka Softbank vs. Hanshin Tigers held at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo ended in a 2-2 draw.

Fukuoka Softbank 's starter, Jun Maeda pitcher, closer the Hanshin Tigers lineup without runs through the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth, with two outs and runners on second and third, Hiroshi Toyoda hit a two-run single to take the lead, but the next three inning were repelled by three batters each, and with 108 pitches over the eighth inning, he threw 5 hit, 4 strike out, 1 walk Hit by Pitch 2 runs and took the mound out of the .

Meanwhile, the lineup struggled, going scoreless for 3 hit through five innings. In the bottom of the sixth, they created a good opportunity with two outs and runners on first and second, but couldn't hit a single home run. Even so, with the team trailing by two runs in the bottom of the eighth, with two outs, Yoshiyasu Sasakawa reached base in Walk. Moreno then hit his first two-run homer to bring the game back on track.

In the top of the 9th inning, the tie was tied, with Hikaru Kimura pitcher runs pitch. In the other hand, Akira Nakamura, who had announced his retirement at the end of the season, came in as a pinch hitter and hit a hit, but the next hitter went down and the game ended. Moreno recorded his first Home Run in regular season.

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Sakai Ihara Ryoto - Hayakawa Taiki - Okadome Hideki
So ○ Jun Maeda-Hikaru Kimura

Text by Rian Ueno

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