On August 22, the 18th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions was held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, with Saitama Seibu Lions win 2-0.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter, Chihiro Sumida pitcher, held the opposing lineup to two hit through the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth, with Itsuki Murabayashi leadoff and an entitled doble, the team was allowed to run second with no outs, but the runners hit consecutive struck out and infield grounders, giving up no runs. In the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings, three batters each retired.

The lineup wanted to respond to pitcher Sumida's strong pitching, but despite firing 5 hit through the 7th inning, they failed to score and couldn't break through the opposing starter, Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher. Still, in the top of the 8th, with the second pitcher Ryu Kutani pitcher, Taiga Kojima and Canario chose Walk to put runners on first and second with two outs, and Yuto Koga hit a timely two-run doble to take the lead.

pitcher Sumida retired all three batters in order in the bottom of the eighth, pitching 111 pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning, pitching 3 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 9 strike out no runs and was taken out. In the bottom of the ninth, with a two-run lead, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher closed out the game with three batters. Saitama Seibu Lions, win 2-0, saw pitcher Sumida secure his eighth win of the season and clinched the series with a decisive lead.

Meanwhile, the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles pitched well with Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher pitching 7 innings, 100 pitches, 5 hit 3 Walk 4 strike out no runs, but the second pitcher, Ryu Kutani pitcher, took a heavy hit. The lineup also ended with 3 hit scattered outs, and shutout game lost.

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Nishi ○ Chihiro Sumida- S Hiroshi Kaino
Takahisa Hayakawa- ● Ryu Kutani- Taisei Tsurusaki -Sora Suzuki

Written by Aoi Nishijima