
On August 29, in the 20th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 9-7.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham saw rookie Jay Ohkawa pitcher, the first draft pick, as his first professional start. He started the first two innings without runs, but in the top of the third, he took the lead with two Walk and allowed runner to take the lead, allowing Toshiya Sato to hit his 14th three-run homer. In the top of the fourth, Kyuto Ueda gave up his seventh solo homer, and after throwing 85 pitches in four innings, he threw 4 hit 4 Walk 2 strike out 4 runs and was taken out.
In the bottom of the third, Yua Tamiya scored a run with his fourth solo homer, and in the bottom of the fourth, with one out and bases loaded, Ruan Ohtsuka and Yua Tamiya hit consecutive timely hits to take the lead. The following Shu Yamagata player hit a safety squeeze. However, in the top of the 5th, Kenta Uehara pitcher hit Koki Yamaguchi 's 27th solo homer and Ryusei Terachi 's two-run single to make it 3 runs. They allowed the game to take the lead 6-7.
Still, in the bottom of the fifth, Reyes and Yuki Nomura reached base at hit, and Yuma Imagawa 's three-run homer put the game back at 9-7. From the sixth inning onward, the relief staff did not score, and the game ended as it was.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham went on a fierce 9 hit 9 runs with 9 consecutive wins. Son pitcher, who pitched 2 innings with no shutouts, earned his second win. Nomura marked 3 hit. The losing Chiba Lotte Marines saw starting pitcher Jackson pitcher throw 89 pitches in 4 innings, 5 hit 3 Walk 5 strike out 6 runs. The lineup scored 10 hit 7 runs but suffered their third straight loss.
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Day 00153000X 9
Ro Jackson - ● Fumiya Ono-Akira Yagi-Naoya Masuda
Nihon Jay Ohkawa-Yi-Lei Sun Kenta Uehara- ○ Hiroya Shimamoto-Mizuki Hori-Taisei Yanagawa