On August 23, in the 19th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, Saitama Seibu Lions win 3-1.

　Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher was forced to start due to Sou Sato pitcher leaving the game and retired all three batters in just nine pitches of the first inning. In the bottom of the second, McCuscar hit his 19th solo homer to give up the lead, but in the third and fourth innings, he gave up runner and went runs. Then, in the top of the fifth, the lineup created a good opportunity with two outs and bases loaded with consecutive Walk, and Yuto Koga stepped in to tie the game with a Walk of the base.

Sou Sato pitcher retired closer all three batters in the bottom of the 5th, and in the bottom of the 6th, after giving up a hit with two outs, was taken out. Yuta Kuroki pitcher, who succeeded him, retired McCuscar at struck out and did not lose the momentum. After that, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher and Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher continued the 7th and 8th innings with zero innings.

Fifth pitcher Wingenter pitcher closer the bottom of the ninth with three batters at a good pace, sending the game into extra inning. Sixth pitcher Shunsuke Sato pitcher pitched a strong relief pitcher with three batters retired in order, including two struck out in the bottom of the tenth. Then, in the top of the 11th, with two outs and a runner on second, Taiga Kojima hit his eighth two-run homer, giving the team the go-ahead lead. In the bottom of the eleventh, seventh pitcher Taishi Mameda pitcher came in and closed out the game with no runs.

Saitama Seibu Lions, win 3-1, extended their savings to 17 with three straight wins and narrowed the game gap to 5.5 games behind Fukuoka Softbank. Starter Sou Sato pitcher pitched 5.2 innings with 79 pitches, 4 hit, 1 inning, 1 Hit by Pitch, 2 strike out, 1 runs, and Hayato Sato pitcher earned his fourth win. At the plate, Junichiro Kishi, Kojima, Yu Koga, and Keisuke Nakata each recorded two hit.

The defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles suffered their fourth straight loss. Starter Tatsuki Koja pitcher threw 98 pitches over five innings, throwing 5 hit 4 walk Hit by Pitch s, 3 strike out 1 runs, and the lineup struggled to capitalize on good opportunities. McCuscar recorded 2 hit, including his 19th solo homer.

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Nishi Sou Sato-Yuta Kuroki-Hibiki Shinohara-Ryosuke Moriwaki- Wingenter - ○ Shunsuke Sato- S Taishi Mameda
Tatsuki Koja Ren Kajiya-Ryu Kutani-Katsutoshi Tai Shoma Fujihira- Marte - ● Masaya Nishigaki

Written by Ryo Aritake