On August 15, in the 19th round between Fukuoka Softbank and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 6-4.

The lineup took the lead in the first inning with Rui Muneyama 's fourth two-run homer. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher gave up a solo Home Run by Yuki Yanagita in the bottom of the first and Riku Watanabe in the bottom of the third. Although the score was tied, McCuscar hit his 17th two-run homer in the top of the fourth to take the lead. In the top of the 5th, Daisuke Nakashima hit his fifth solo homer, and in the top of the 7th, Ryuya Taira created a good opportunity with Hit by Pitch and stolen base, adding a run on Hikaru Ota 's squeeze.

pitcher Hayakawa was briefly tied but showed tenacious pitching from the fourth inning onward. In the bottom of the seventh, with one out and a runner on second, he calmly retired the next batters and retired mound with 110 pitches in the seventh inning, 6 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out 2 runs.

In the bottom of the eighth, the second pitcher Chia-Hao Sung pitcher made an error by his teammate and runs the game. Ryu Kutani pitcher, who came in with two outs and a runner on first, allowed hit but managed to get through the next batters swinging struck out. In the bottom of the ninth, Shoma Fujihira pitcher closed out, securing a winning record for the first time in eight series. pitcher Hayakawa earned his sixth win.

Fukuoka Softbank started Taiga Kamichatani pitcher pitched 7 innings with 93 pitches, 7 hit, 2 walks, Hit by Pitch 6 runs. The lineup closed the gap to two runs late in the innings but fell just short of it. Notably, Taito Murakami pitcher made his professional debut as the second pitcher and closer 1 inning 3 strike out runs without a single pitch.

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Raku 200210100 6
So 101000020 4

Raku ○ Takahisa Hayakawa-Chia-Hao Sung Ryu Kutani- S Shoma Fujihira
So ● Taiga Kamichatani-Taito Murakami-Yusuke Ito

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa