On August 26, in the 22nd game between Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Belluna Dome, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 9-1. With a total of 10 hit and 9 runs, the lineup connected, ending their losing streak at '3.'

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Kota Tatsu pitcher started with a steady start, closer the hitter to just one hit. However, just after taking the lead, in the bottom of the third, Canario hit his 12th solo homer with two outs, tying the game. Still, after regaining the lead, he pitched well from the fourth inning onward through the sixth inning, never allowing the team to step on second base.

In the top of the third, with Kengo Yoshida hit and other bases on first and third, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit a timely single to take the lead. In the top of the fourth, with the score tied, Yoshida hit a three-run triple with one out and bases loaded in the open. In the top of the sixth, Ruan Ohtsuka 's five-home two-run homer and Yukiyuki Kiyomiya's fifteenth three-run homer put the lineup ahead 9-1.

Tatsu pitcher held out the bottom of the 7th inning with no outs and a runner on second and runs no outs, then retired all three batters in order in the bottom of the 8th. He also got mound in the bottom of the ninth, throwing 131 pitches in 9 innings with 6 hit, 1 Walk, 10 strike out, 1 runs to earn his first complete game win of the season.

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win showed no signs of the rain cancellation (Chiba Lotte Marines game on the 22nd) that pitcher had no effect. He earned his fourth win with a career-high 10 strike out. In the lineup, Yuki Kiyomiya has recorded 2 hit 4 RBI including two consecutive Home Run games, and Yoshida has 2 hit 3 RBI.

Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions had starting pitcher Yutaro Watanabe pitcher throw 106 pitches in 6 innings, 10 hit 1 Walk 8 strike out 9 runs (earned runs 8). The lineup struggled to break through with scattered 6 hit and 1 run before the pitcher.

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Kota Kota Tatsu
West: Yutaro Watanabe-Wataru Matsumoto-Yuta Kuroki-Taishi Mameda

Written by Ao Yokoyama