On August 13, in the 20th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu Lions held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 8-2.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and runners on first and third, and Yuya Gunji scored three runs with his fifth two-run homer. In the bottom of the fifth, consecutive RBI hits by Reyes and Castro added five more runs in one go.

Starting pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher singled out the runs in the top of the second inning with Canario, just after taking the lead. In the top of the fifth, with no outs and a runner on second, Natsuo Takizawa hit a timely single and briefly closed the gap to one run, but the next pitcher closer fly out and threw 64 pitches, 6 hit 2 Walk 2 runs in the fifth inning to get out of the mound.

From the sixth inning, Shoma Kanemura pitcher, Tsubasa Namatame pitcher, and Mizuki Hori pitcher each connected the first inning without runs. In the top of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed out, ending the game 8-2. Starting pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher earned his fifth win of the season, and the offense scored 10 hit 8 runs to prevent a three-game losing streak in the same series.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher pitcher was 4.2 innings, 6 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 6 strike out, 8 runs (earned runs 7). The lineup hit 8 hit but failed to run 2 runs and failed to connect the lineup, falling short of a three-game winning streak.

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West 010010000 2
Day 30005000X 8

West: Wynans -Masaya Kuroda-Shunsuke Sato-Yuta Kuroki-Taishi Mameda
Japan ○Fukuya Yamazaki -Shoma Kanemura-Tsubasa Namatame-Mizuki Hori-Taisei Yanagawa

Written by Aoi Nemoto