On August 30, in the 21st round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-4.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starter, Kohei Arihara pitcher, gave up two runs in the first inning due to a teammate's error and Koki Yamaguchi 's hit, with runners on second and third, and then Ryusei Terachi hit a timely hit to score two runs. In the bottom of the inning,​ the doble lineup got one out, runners on second and third, and scored a run between infield grounders, but in the top of the fifth, pitcher Arihara gave up Naonori Yasuda 's sixth two-run homer. He pitched 97 pitches in 5 innings, 7 hit 2 Walk 3 strike out 4 runs (earned runs 2), leaving the mound.

In the bottom of the fifth, Yuya Shindo hit his fourth solo homer, and with one out and a runner on first, Kotaro Kiyomiya hit his 16th two-run homer, bringing the game to the start. In the top of the sixth, inning the Ren Fukushima pitcher connected with no runs. Then, in the bottom of the seventh, with one out, Shu Yamagata reached base with hit. With stolen base to reach second base, Shun Mizutani hit a timely hit, allowing the team to take the lead.

In the top of the eighth, Mizuki Hori pitcher scored three consecutive struck out, and in the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed out the game with three players. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-4 and came from behind to win all three games of this series, extending the team's winning streak to four straight games. Yanagawa pitcher has recorded saves in three straight games. Meanwhile, the losing Chiba Lotte Marines saw starting pitcher Haruya Tanaka pitcher throw 84 pitches in 6 innings, 5 hit 1 Walk 6 strike out 4 runs (earned runs 3). The lineup failed to connect to win with 2 hit and 2 RBI, including Yamaguchi and hit Yasuda Home Run.

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Day 10003010X 5

Ro Haruya Tanaka-Shota Suzuki-Akira Yagi
Kohei Arihara ○ Ren Fukushima-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa

Written by Yui Kayama