On April 4th, the second game between Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles was played in Belluna Dome, and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 2-1.
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Ryota Takinaka pitcher, was considered 2 outs, 1st and 3rd base due to an error by his teammates and Walk, but he hit the follow-up with a grounder. After that, he showed a stable pitch, taking inning struck out every time until the 5th inning, and left the mound with 2 hit 2 Walk 5 strike out runs on 94 pitches in 6 innings.
The batting line struggled with 2 hit until the 6th inning, and the opponent's batting line, Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher. Still, in the top of the 8th inning in place of Hiroshi Kaino pitcher, Hideto Asamura player hit and player Ryosuke Tatsumi 's Walk created a good opportunity with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base, and Hiroto Kobukata player scored 2 runs at the right time triple jumped out and succeeded in taking the lead.
The relief team connected the bottom of the seventh inning with Chia-Hao Sung pitcher and the bottom of the eighth with Sora Suzuki pitcher scoreless runs, and the bottom of the ninth was Chiharu Tanaka pitcher lost one point, but did not give up the lead and the game ended 2-1. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, who win, marked his first professional save in 4th place, pitcher Tanaka. In the batting lineup, Naoki Sato players showed 2 hit performances.
On the other hand Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher, Saitama Seibu Lions pitched 7 innings of 96 pitches, 2 hit walks, Hit by Pitch 10 strike out runs pitches, but the relief team could not hold on. The batting line returned one run in the final inning, but it did not turn around. Canario scored 2 hit.
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Ryota Takinaka ○ Chia-Hao Sung-Sora Suzuki-S Chiharu Tanaka
Natsuki Takeuchi- ● Hiroshi Kaino- E. Ramirez
Written by Aoi Nishijima
Hiroto Kobukata broke the tie with a go-ahead hit in the 8th inning! Tohoku Rakuten Eagles wins their third straight game and returns to a .500 winning percentage.
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