On September 2, the Farm regular season game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions, Round 9, held at Shinrindori Stadium Izumi, ended in an 8-3 win for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

In the top of the 2nd inning, the Saitama Seibu Lions lineup bared its fangs. With a hit by Takuya Hiruma, a Walk by Shun Akiyama, and a hit by Ginjiro Sumitani, they loaded the bases with two outs, and Taiyo Sato 's timely hit gave them a 2-point lead. Sowa Yokota followed with a 2-run doble, and the lineup continued to connect with timely hits from Manaya Nishikawa and Yuta Nakamitsu. It became a big inning with 6 runs scored in total, featuring five consecutive hits including four consecutive timely hits.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning immediately after taking the lead, starting pitcher Sou Sato gave up 2 runs due to consecutive hits and other factors, and in the bottom of the 3rd inning, he gave up another run during an infield grounder with one out and third base, making it 6-3. Needing additional runs, the Saitama Seibu Lions created another bases loaded opportunity in the top of the 5th inning, pulling away with a 2-run timely hit by Taiyo Sato.

The victorious Saitama Seibu Lions recorded double-digit hits. Takuya Hiruma had 3 hits, and Taiyo Sato had 2 hits and 4 RBI, as seven players had multi-hit performances. On the mound, the second pitcher Shinya Sugai, who pitched from the 4th inning, threw 5 innings allowing 1 hit, 3 Walk, and 7 strike out for no runs, earning his 3rd win.

For Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, starting pitcher Seiya Ouchi gave up 8 runs in 5 innings. The early runs weighed heavily, and the team suffered consecutive losses.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Seibu 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
Rakuten 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Seibu Sou Sato-○Shinya Sugai-Yuta Nakamura
Rakuten ●Seiya Ouchi-Ryuta Konno-Daichi Shibata-Tomohito Sakai-Sota Fujiwara

Text by Ayako Kikuchi

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