On July 11, in the 14th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu Lions held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 8-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham In the bottom of the second, with no outs and runners on first and second, Yuya Gunji player hit a timely doble, resulting in two consecutive sacrifice fly for Yuki Nomura and Yua Tamiya, giving the lineup a three-run lead. In the bottom of the third, Chusei Mannami added a run with a timely doble.

Starter Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher carried runner in scoring position in the third and fourth innings but narrowly closed the gap and held runs through. In the top of the 5th, An-Ko Lin gave up his third two-run homer and then allowed a doble to Nevin, but he retired the following hitters with a triple fly and retired the mound with 7 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out 2 runs in the 5th inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, just after the lead was cut to two runs, Kazuki Miyazaki and Tatsuki Mizuno quickly regained the lead with consecutive home runs and an inefficient error. In the bottom of the seventh, Nomura hit a timely hit, and in the top of the eighth, the fourth pitcher Taisei Yanagawa pitcher retired all three batters closer. In the top of the ninth, Kota Tatsu pitcher closed out the game with three consecutive struck out, ending the game 8-2.

Starter Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher earned his second win in his first home start of the season. The lineup also contributed to 10 hit 8 runs, bringing the game gap with second-place Saitama Seibu Lions to 0 again. On the other hand, Saitama Seibu Lions led starter Kosei Takahashi pitcher with 4.1 innings, 8 hit, 3 Walk, and 7 runs, the highest runs of the season. The lineup hit a total of 9 hit, but only one run was scored by An-Ko Lin players.

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West 000020000 2
Japan 03103010X 8

West ● Mitsunari Takahashi -Taiga Ueda-Taishi Mameda-Yuta Nakamura
Japan ○ Fukuya Yamazaki -Shoma Kanemura-Mizuki Hori-Taisei Yanagawa-Kota Tatsu

Text by Aoi Nemoto