On August 28, in the 19th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 6-4.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Starting pitcher Koki Kitayama pitcher gave up his 26th solo home run to Koki Yamaguchi in the first inning. Even so, from the second inning onward, he closer retired all three batters in three consecutive inning. However, in the top of the fifth, Ryusei Terachi gave up his fourth solo homer, and in the top of the seventh, with two outs and bases loaded, he gave up a two-run single before being taken out. In the following crisis, Hiroya Shimamoto pitcher did not add any runs.
　
In the bottom of the third, with Taiki Narama and Shun Mizutani hit, runners on first and third and one out, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit a hit that drew the fielder’s choice to tie the game. Reyes hit his 28th three-run homer, putting the lineup go-ahead in the end. In the bottom of the fifth, Reyes hit his 29th two-run homer, scoring six runs by the first half.

In the top of the eighth, with a two-run lead, Mizuki Hori pitcher retired all three batters in order, and Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed out the top of the ninth. pitcher Kitayama earned his first 10 wins, and Yanagawa pitcher recorded his 20th save. Reyes has been performing well in 2 hit 5 RBI, including two consecutive Home Run in his at-bats.

On the other hand, the losing Chiba Lotte Marines had starting pitcher Kazuya Ojima pitcher throw 87 pitches in 5 innings, throwing 6 hit 1 Walk 6 strike out 6 runs. In the lineup, Terachi hit a home run for the first time since April 28, and Yamaguchi set the team record for the most Japanese players since moving to Chiba, Home Run.

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● Kazuya Ojima-Shuta Ishikawa
Day ○ Koki Kitayama-Hiroya Shimamoto-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa

Written by Ao Yokoyama