On September 1, in the 21st round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 2-1.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher gave up the first run in the first inning with two outs and runners on first and third, a timely hit by Yuki Yanagita. Still, from the second inning onward, he closer the opposing lineup to 1 hit with a steady pitch, pitching well in seven innings with 90 pitches, 3 hit 3 Walk 1 runs.

In the bottom of the second, trailing by one run, Yuma Imagawa hit his fourth solo home run to tie the game. From the third inning onward, they struggled with one hit through the seventh, but in the bottom of the eighth, when the leadoff scorer reached base due to an error, Tatsuki Mizuno created a two-out, runner-on-third opportunity with sacrifice bunt and others. Castro's timely hit put them in the lead by one run.

The relievers held Mizuki Hori pitcher through the 8th inning with no runs. In the top of the 9th, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher caused a 2-out and runners on third but did not score, ending the game 2-1. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham with five straight wins, pitcher Hori earned his fourth win of the season.

On the other hand, Fukuoka Softbank Moinelo pitcher pitched 111 pitches over 8 innings, 3 hit 1 Walk 1 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1), but an error led to the winning run. Notably, Tomoya Masaki player marked 2 hit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
H 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
F 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2

H ●Moinelo
F Sachiya Yamasaki-○Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa

Text by Aoi Nishijima