On August 16, in the 21st round between Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 13-7.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead in the top of the second with Castro's eighth two-run homer. In the top of the fourth, Taiki Narama and Tatsuki Mizuno hit timely hits to add three more runs, and in the top of the fifth, Narama hit a sacrifice fly to score six runs by the end of the first half.

Starting pitcher Kohei Arihara pitcher allowed no runner through the third inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Ryoto Kita hit his sixth solo home run and Yuma Mune hit a timely hit, giving up two runs, but retired the team again in order in order in the bottom of the sixth, closer the mound with 73 pitches, 4 hit 1 Walk 1 strike out 2 runs.

The lineup kept their momentum in the second half. In the top of the sixth, Reyes hit his 25th solo homer, and in the top of the seventh, Yuya Shindo and fielder’s choice hit a timely hit to extend the lead. Then, in the top of the eighth, pinch hitter Yuma Imagawa hit his first two-run homer, and Ryohei Hosokawa added a timely hit to seal the game.

In the bottom of the eighth, Mizuki Hori pitcher and Shoma Kanemura pitcher combined for five runs, but in the bottom of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed out the runs, ending the game 13-7. Starting pitcher pitcher Arihara won his third straight game. In the lineup that recorded double-digit runs in two consecutive games, the lineup had 2 hit 3 RBI on the fielder’s choice of the water, and players Castro and Narama had 2 hit 2 RBI.

On the other hand, Orix Buffaloes Ryuhei Sotani pitcher started with 3.2 innings, 6 hit, and 5 runs, failing to hold reliever. Notably, Kurita has recorded 2 Home Run in a single game since the 3rd, and Haruto Watanabe has recorded multiple hit for the first time since June 28.

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Japan ○ Kohei Arihara-Yi-Lei Sun-Mizuki Hori Hori -Shoma Kanemura-Taisei Yanagawa
O ● Ryuhei Sotani-Kento Kawase Raiku Katayama- Kento Shota Abe-Ryusei Gonda-Taisuke Yamaoka