On August 22, in the 11th round of the farm regular season Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte Marines held at The Fighters Kamagaya Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 6-2.

In the bottom of the third, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead with a doble by player Minato Handa with two outs and a runner on second, and player Ryosuke Myose hit a timely single to take the lead. In the bottom of the fourth, players Ataru Yamaguchi and Minato Handa hit consecutive RBIs to add three more runs.

Starting pitcher Sorato Kawakatsu pitcher started closer the first inning with two consecutive inning retires in order. He carried runner in scoring position in the third and fourth innings but got through with no runs. In the top of the fifth, with two Walk and one out, runners on first and second, he was taken out, but Taiki Kikuchi pitcher took over and stopped the next batter.

In the top of the 7th, third pitcher Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher gave up a two-run doble from Polanco, but Koki Matsuoka pitcher closer the next inning. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, pinch hitter Hinode Hoshino added two more runs with timely doble and sacrifice fly, restoring the lead to 4 runs. Kanato Anzai pitcher, who had pitched from the top of the 8th inning, closer the top of the 9th with no runs, ending the game 6-2.

win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was win for the first time this season in the farm season by pitcher Anzai. Yamaguchi, returning to action for the first time since May 23, showed strong performance in two RBI. On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines Ryota Nakamura pitcher pitched 5 innings, allowing 7 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 6 strike out 4 runs. The lineup struggled, with sporadic 2 hit through the 6th inning. Notably, Shinya Matsuishi player marked 3 hit 1 stolen base.

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● Ryota Nakamura- Taisei -Genki Ishigaki-Koshiro Sakamoto
Sorato Kawakatsu-Taiki Kikuchi-Ruei-Yang Gu Lin-Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Koki Matsuoka- ○ Kanato Anzai

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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