On August 16, in the 19th round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Belluna Dome, Saitama Seibu Lions win 7-1.

Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher got off to the start by getting three consecutive struck out in the first inning. Then, the lineup took the lead, and Taiga Kojima reached base at the Walk, and with two outs, Canario hit his 10th two-run homer to take the lead. Then, in the bottom of the second, with two outs and runners on second and third, Manaya Nishikawa hit a timely two-run doble that brought out the Kaito Mori pitcher, who had struggled this season, in the second inning.

With the run supported, pitcher Takeuchi showed perfect pitch through the third inning, then gave up his first hit in the top of the fourth but retired the following pitchers to double play. The lineup added another run in the bottom of the fifth with timely doble by Takeya Nakamura players. In the top of the seventh, trailing by five runs, pitcher Takeuchi faced a crisis with runners on first and second with no outs, and with two outs and runners on first and second, the second pitcher, Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher, took over. pitcher Moriwaki retired pinch hitter Raito Ikeda on a single pitch, allowing no runs.

In the top of the eighth, Shunsuke Sato pitcher connected the game, and in the bottom of the eighth, Junichiro Kishi hit a timely hit and Sosuke Genda hit a sacrifice fly to add two more runs, bringing the lead to 7. In the top of the 9th, Yuta Kuroki pitcher, whose birthday was that day, took the mound in. Despite allowing one run, he closed out the game.

Saitama Seibu Lions win secured a winning record for the second consecutive series. Starting pitcher pitcher Takeuchi pitched 97 pitches in 6.2 innings, pitching 3 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out no runs, securing the team's 9th win. He exploded with 11 hit runs and 7 runs scored. Tsuyoshi Nakamura recorded his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, the losing Chiba Lotte Marines saw starting pitcher Kaito Mori pitcher pitch 45 pitches, 4 hit, 1 walk Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 4 runs over 2 innings, unable to get the game in 2 innings. The lineup ended with scattered 4-hit and only one run in the top of the 9th due to sacrifice fly by Ryusei Ogawa players.

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Ro ● Kaito Mori-Shuta Takano-Kaishu Takahashi-Naoya Masuda
Nishi ○ Natsuki Takeuchi-Ryosuke Moriwaki-Shunsuke Sato-Yuta Kuroki

Text by Ryo Aritake