On 9 May, the sixth round match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Tohoku Rakuten was played in ES CON FIELD, where Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 2-1.

​Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Shoma Kanemura pitcher got off to a good start with two straight inning in the first inning. He allowed only one hit by the fifth, including four consecutive struck out in the second inning. After that, he allowed hit and tightened up key points and continued to have a stable pitch.

In the bottom of the second inning, Kotaro Kiyomiya and Shu Yamagata loaded the bases with hit, and with two outs and one out, Kazunari Ishii scored on an RBI single from second base. In the bottom of the third inning, Yuma Imagawa led off the inning with a hit to load the bases. With one out, Yuki Nomura scored on a timely doble to score another run.

pitcher Kanemura, who came on to mound in the top of the eighth inning, gave up one run on a grounder from second and third base with one out. In the top of the ninth, he again had runners on second and third with one out, but he was able to end the game with a 2-1 lead. win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham saw pitcher Kanemura take his third win. Ishii's 3-hit 1-RBI performance, including an RBI single in the first inning, gave the Tigers their second straight win.

In the loss, Tohoku Rakuten Ryota Takinaka pitcher struggled with 9 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out 2 runs on 103 pitches in 4.1 innings. The offense closed the gap to one run, but it wasn't until the seventh inning that they were able to overcome three hit and Kanemura pitcher. Franco has 2 hit.

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Raku ● Ryota Takinaka-Ryuta Konno-Uchi Seiryu-Takahiro Norimoto
Sun ○ Shoma Kanemura

Text by Haruka Sonoda

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