On August 12, in the 19th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu Lions held in ES CON FIELD, Saitama Seibu Lions win 5-2.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter Yutaro Watanabe pitcher took two struck out in the bottom of the first and retired all closer three batters in the bottom of the second. However, in the bottom of the third, with one out, Kotaro Kiyomiya allowed the lead with his 12th solo homer. In the bottom of the fourth, despite giving up a Walk, he escaped without runs, and retired all three batters in the bottom of the fifth. In the bottom of the sixth, Tatsuki Mizuno gave up his ninth solo homer but cut off the rest of the lineup and waited for teammate support.

On the other hand, the lineup struggled until the sixth inning, even though they runner before the opposing starter and Koki Kitayama pitcher every inning, they couldn't score another home run. Still, in the top of the seventh, Takayoshi Yamamura created a good opportunity with runners on second and third due to an hit and an error, and Sosuke Genda hit a two-run single to tie the game. Then, with Canario's hit and others, with runners on second and third and one out, Taiga Kojima hit his sixth three-run homer, giving the team a three-run lead.

In the bottom of the 7th, Watanabe pitcher allowed the leadoff hit but got the rest battered and retired the mound after 92 pitches in the 7th inning, 4 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs. In the bottom of the 8th, Wingent pitcher came in and gave up a infield hit with two outs, but retired Reyes struck out swinging. In the bottom of the ninth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher carried runner in scoring position but did not allow any runs.

Saitama Seibu Lions, who win, secured a winning record in the series, and Yutaro Watanabe pitcher earned their first win in about two months since the game against Orix Buffaloes on June 21. The lineup saw Genda hit 2 RBI and Kojima 2 hit 3 RBI. Wingenter pitcher has now set a new NPB record with 20 consecutive games hold. The defeated Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitched 6 inning Koki Kitayama pitcher s with 111 pitches, 6 hit, 1 Walk, 7 strike out 7 runs and no , but the bullpen couldn't hold on.

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West ○ Yutaro Watanabe-Wingenter-S Hiroshi Kaino
Koki Kitayama-Seigi Tanaka-Hiroya Shimamoto-Tsubasa Namatame- Sun Yi-Lei Sun-Kenta Uehara

Written by Ryo Aritake