On July 31, in the 14th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 6-1.

In the bottom of the second, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham reached base at Walk by Kotaro Kiyomiya and Yuki Nomura, and with two outs and runners on first and second, consecutive RBI hits by Yua Tamiya and Tatsuki Mizuno gave the team a three-run lead. In the bottom of the third, Reyes hit his 22nd solo homer, and in the bottom of the fourth, he recorded two consecutive RBI hits in the fielder’s choice, scoring five runs by midfield.

​Kota Tatsu pitcher, who was promoted to the mound of starting pitchers for the first time since May 29, carried runner in the first and hit innings but failed to score by hitting key innings. From the third inning onward, he did not allow hit, and in the top of the fifth, he recorded three consecutive struck out pitches. In the top of the sixth, he again closer with three batters, and after 6 innings with 104 pitches, 3 hit, 2 Walk, 9 strike out, no runs, he was taken out.

In the top of the 7th, Ren Fukushima pitcher connected with no runs, but in the top of the 8th, Seigi Tanaka pitcher gave up one run. However, immediately after, in the bottom of the 8th, Nomura hit a timely hit, bringing the score to 6-1. In the top of the 9th, Mizuki Hori pitcher retired all three batters in order. win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, Datsu pitcher earned their first win since April 21, earning their third win of the season. In the lineup, the fielder’s choice pitchers showed strong performances of 2 hit 3 RBI.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines Tokito Kawamura pitcher failed to produce a game with 67 pitches, 7 hit 3 Walk 2 strike out 5 runs over 4 innings. The batting lineup also struggled, scoring 6 hit and 1 run. Notably, Misho Nishikawa players recorded 2 hit.

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Ro ● Tokito Kawamura-Shuta Ishikawa-Koshiro Sakamoto
Day ○ Kota Tatsu-Ren Fukushima-Seigi Tanaka-Mizuki Hori

Written by Aoi Nishijima