On August 9, in the 20th game between Saitama Seibu Lions and Fukuoka Softbank held in Belluna Dome, Fukuoka Softbank win 5-0.

In the top of the second inning, Kensuke Kondo player hit his 24th solo home run to take the lead. Starter Yugo Maeda pitcher allowed hit from the first inning but used his natural control to hold the Hit by Pitch. He closer the first five innings without falling apart and runs 4 hit in the first five innings.

In the bottom of the sixth, the team retired all three batters in order, and in the top of the seventh, a mistake on a consecutive hit by Yudai Shoji and Tomoya Masaki added another run. With two outs and bases loaded, they seized the opportunity and Yudai Yamamoto's timely doble to extend their lead to 5-0. Yu Maeda pitcher was pulled after 7 innings, 102 pitches, 4 hit no walks, 6 Hit by Pitch strike out no runs. From the eighth inning onward, he pitched win with consecutive throws without runs, securing the winning series in the series.

Fukuoka Softbank was Yu Maeda's 10th win of the season with pitcher undefeated. At the plate, Tomoya Masaki and Yudai Shoji each scored 3 hit, totaling 12 hit and 5 runs, with a magic number of 33. For the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions, Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher continued to pitch tenaciously, but caught up in the 7th inning and threw 106 pitches midway through the 7th, 11 hit 5 strike out 4 runs (earned runs 3). The lineup ended with scattered 5-hit in front of the opponent's pitcher camp.

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SO 010000400 5
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Soccer: Yugo Maeda- Hernandez -Gota Suzuki
West: Natsuki Takeuchi-Hakua Iwaki Masaya Kuroda- Hayato Iwaki -Taishi Mameda

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa