On August 28, in the 20th game between Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Belluna Dome, Saitama Seibu Lions win 8-4.

In the bottom of the first, the lineup created a good opportunity with consecutive hits from Shinya Hasegawa and Nevin, and An-Ko Lin took the lead with his 7th homer and 3-run homer. In the bottom of the 3rd, with one out and bases loaded, An-Ko Lin hit a 2-run single to make it 5-0. Starting pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher pitched well with strike out every inning, but in the top of the 5th, Ryosuke Tatsumi gave up his 11th three-run homer for four runs. The game went to halfway with a one-run lead.

Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher was pulled midway through the 7th inning after throwing 120 pitches, 4 hit 4 Walk 10 strike out 4 runs. In the top of the 7th, with two outs and runners on first and second, Shunsuke Sato pitcher took up the next hitter and closer a grounder to infield on a single pitch. Then, in the bottom of the 7th, starting with Seiya Watanabe 's doble, the lineup created a two-out, bases loaded opportunity and added two runs with Hasegawa's timely hit.

In the bottom of the eighth, he scored another run with a Walk with one out and bases loaded, and Taishi Mameda pitcher closed the game at 8-4. For Saitama Seibu Lions, who win the game, starter Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher earned his ninth win. Hasegawa, who immediately starting line-up after returning, posted a 3-hit 2-RBI run, and An-Ko Lin posted a 2-5 RBI hit.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles couldn't get the game started by starter Ryota Takinaka pitcher, who went 7 hit 1 Walk 6 runs midway through the 7th inning. The lineup scored four runs in the top of the 5th with a timely hit by Fumiya Kurokawa player and a three-run homer by Tatsumi, but the rest of the innings were limited to just 2 hit.

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Raku ● Ryota Takinaka-Sora Suzuki-Masaya Nishigaki-Masahiro Ehara
Nishi ○ Mitsunari Takahashi -Shunsuke Sato-Hibiki Shinohara-Taishi Mameda

Text by Minagi Niwa