On 29 April, the third round match between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was played in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, where Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 2-1.

​Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Hiromi Ito pitcher started the inning by striking out three batters. He allowed Hotaka Yamakawa 's No. 5 solo shot in the bottom of the second inning, but retired three straight inning from the third inning to closer to 3 hit through the sixth.

Then, in the top of the seventh, Chusei Mannami had a chance to put runners on first and second with one out on doble and Walk, and Kengo Yoshida was hit by a pitch. The player throws a doble at the right time to send the game back to square one. pitcher Ito, who went up to mound in the eighth inning, continued his steady pitch, striking out two consecutive struck out. In the top of the ninth, with two outs and the bases loaded, the Yankees were unable to score and the game went to extra inning.

In the top of the 10th inning, the leadoff Tatsuki Mizuno carried the first pitch thrown by pitcher Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher into the right-field stands for the winning run on a solo shot of the second. Seigi Tanaka pitcher closed out the bottom of the 10th inning to end the game with a 2-1 lead. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win starter pitcher Ito earned his third win of the season with a 5-hit walk-off Hit by Pitch 9 strike out 1 runs on 130 pitches in nine innings to win the first game of the season.

In Fukuoka Softbank the loss, starter Moinello pitcher runs 4 hit 3 Walk 7 strike out 1 97 pitches in seven innings. Yamakawa opened the scoring with a solo shot in the fifth, but it was too far away.

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Day ○ Hiromi Ito-S Seigi Tanaka
So Moinelo -Yuki Matsumoto- Osuna -Kazuki Sugiyama

Text by Haruka Sonoda

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