◇Saitama Seibu Lions vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 2nd Leg (4th, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu Lions 's Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher showed off 7 innings of 96 pitches, 2 hit no walks, Hit by Pitch 10 strike out no runs.

pitcher Takeuchi was hit by 2 hit in the first inning, but he did not let him step on second base, such as taking a control out. In the top of the second, Itsuki Murabayashi, Hideto Asamura, and McCusker finished off three consecutive struck out. After that, he built a mountain of struck out with a stable pitch, and in the top of the 7th inning, he hit the top batting line with only 8 pitches and left the game. As a result, he took 10 strike out, the most of his career, and made the game.

◇Takeuchi pitcher Comment
"I started with a runner on my back, but I was able to calmly finish with no runs. Today, I was able to catch a good drop and take a swing, and I was able to closer the lead hitter while communicating with Kojima (Taiga) in the catcher, so it was good."

Text: Aoi Nishijima