On July 20, in the fifth game between Saitama Seibu Lions regular season and Oisix Niigata held in CAR3219 Field, Saitama Seibu Lions win 8-3. The lineup connected with 10 hit 8 runs scored.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter Haruki Sugiyama pitcher allowed two runs in the first inning with consecutive RBI hits. From the second inning onward, despite carrying the runner, they tightened the lines at key moments, and in the bottom of the third, the lineup scored three runs in one go with Takayoshi Yamamura 's timely hit and Yuta Nakazo's 12th two-run homer. They succeeded in taking the lead.

pitcher Sugiyama put the game back on level with a wild pitch in the top of the 5th, but the offense created a good opportunity with runners on second and third with no outs and runners on second and third through consecutive long and short hits by Yushin Kawada and Ryosuke Kodama. Yamamura hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly, and Daiju Nomura 's first three-run homer put the team ahead 7-3.

In the bottom of the seventh, sacrifice fly was born as a second-year developmental player Haruto Sawada, who regular season his first RBI in his first at-bat. In the top of the eighth, the fourth pitcher Yuta Kuroki pitcher, and in the top of the ninth, Haruto Yamada pitcher retired all three ba closer tters in order, ending the game.

Starting pitcher pitcher Sugiyama pitched 5 innings with 95 pitches, 5 hit 5 walks, Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2). In the lineup, Nomura hit his first regular season Home Run of the season, and Nakazo hit the 12th home run Home Run, leading the Central Division, and Yamamura marked 2 hit 2 RBI.

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O ● Shotaro Kasahara - Naoya Ishikawa - Kenta Anjo -Katsuki Matayoshi
Nishi ○ Haruki Sugiyama-Keita Horikoshi-Ryota Itokawa-Yuta Kuroki-Haruto Yamada

Text by Aoi Yokoyama

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