On August 30, in the fourth round of the farm regular season against Saitama Seibu Lions Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in CAR3219 Field, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-3.

In the first inning, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham created a chance with one out, runners on second and third, and a series of extra-base and short hits by Ryota Isobata and Kane Edokpolo. Leo Shibata hit a timely two-run doble to put lead. In the top of the fourth, with Igoman hitting a hit and other hits, two outs with runners on first and second, and Kota Yazawa hit a timely hit.

Starting pitcher Haruki Hosono pitcher started the closer in the bottom of the 1st inning with all three outs retired. In the bottom of the 2nd, with two outs, he gave up a series of hits and gave up one run, but from the third inning onward, he took runner for three consecutive inning but tightened the clutch and did not allow any additional runs. He retired from the mound with 5 hit 80 pitches, 5 2 walks Hit by Pitch, 1 strike out 1 runs in 1 inning.

In the top of the sixth, Yushin Shimizu extended their lead to 5-1 with a timely two-run doble. In the bottom of the seventh, the third pitcher, Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher, gave up the fifth solo home run to Sowa Yokota, and Seigi Tanaka pitcher gave up one run in the bottom of the eighth. Still, in the bottom of the ninth, Koki Matsuoka pitcher held onto a two-run lead.

win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was pitched by pitcher Hosono, who showed tenacious pitching in his first game appearance after being removed on the 20th. Shibata and Yu Shimizu each had 2 hit 2 RBI. Igohata threw a 2-hit and stole third in the top of the 6th inning, totaling 3 stolen base. He scored home three times, showing his strong presence as a leadoff man.

Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions paid tribute to Takumi Kuriyama players heading into today's retirement game, with all players carrying number "1" on their backs. Starting pitcher Taiga Ueda pitcher threw 94 pitches in 4 innings, 6 hit 4 Walk 5 strike out 3 runs. In the lineup, 5th draft pick Yokota recorded 2 hit 2 RBI including Home Run, but their late counterattacks were not enough.

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Day ○ Haruki Hosono-Haruka Nemoto-Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Seigi Tanaka-Koki Matsuoka
West: Taiga Ueda-Masahiro Kawashimo-Towa Uema

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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