On August 25, in the 18th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka Softbank held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Fukuoka Softbank win 9-0.

Fukuoka Softbank In the first inning, Ukyo Shuto hit and two Walk were bases loaded with one out, and Yuki Yanagita drew a base Walk to take the lead. Next, Taisei Makihara and Ryuta Hirose added four more runs with consecutive RBI hits, bringing the total to five runs in the inning. In the top of the fourth, with two Walk and runners on first and second, Ryoya Kurihara hit a two-run doble, extending the lead to seven.

Starting pitcher Moinero pitcher got off to a strong start, retiring all three batters in the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth, with Misho Nishikawa doble, he got runner in scoring position for the first time with one out and runners on second, but shut down the runners. He closer the bottom of the fifth with three batters again, then hit Walk runner in the bottom of the sixth and hit in the bottom of the seventh, but did not let the runners reach second base. In the bottom of the eighth, despite giving up a hit to the leadoff team, he retired the following hitter with consecutive grounders of struck out and infield.

In the top of the ninth, Kensuke Kondo scored two runs thanks to timely doble, bringing the score to 9-0, and Moinelo pitcher mound again in the bottom of the ninth. He gave up four Hit by Pitch, but with two outs and runners on first and second, got Ryusei Ogawa out and threw 115 pitches, 3 hit, 3 walk Hit by Pitch s, 9 strike out no runs in 9 innings, earning his first complete game shutout game win of the season with a . Hirose has been performing well in the lineup with three RBI.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines Yuto Yoshikawa pitcher pitched 97 pitches over 4 innings, throwing 5 hit 6 Walk 2 strike out 7 runs and couldn't produce a game. The lineup also finished with sporadic 3 hit. Meanwhile, the second pitcher, Shuta Takano pitcher, showed excellent relief with 3 innings hit 2 Walk 3 strike out no runs.

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So ○moinelo
● Yuto Yoshikawa-Shuta Takano-Naoya Masuda- Hayate Miyazaki

Written by Aoi Nishijima