On April 12, in the fifth round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank held in ES CON FIELD, Fukuoka Softbank win 11-7.

In the first inning, Fukuoka Softbank led off with Tatsuru Yanagimachi on infield hit, and with hit by Walk and Yuki Yanagita, the bases loaded was one out, creating a good opportunity. Hotaka Yamakawa Scored the opening goal with a infield hit by a player. After that, push Walk and lose two points to the enemy.

Starting pitcher Haru Matsumoto pitcher, who received support, gave up four consecutive hits with one out in the first inning and gave up one run, but managed to get the Yuki Nomura player in the following double play to shortstop and get through with at least runs. However, in the bottom of the third, with one out and runners on first and second, consecutive RBI hits tied the game, and Tatsuki Mizuno allowed the sacrifice fly to take the lead. He gave up Walk to the following hitter, switched to Yusuke Ito pitcher with two outs and runners on first and third, but gave up a timely hit to Taiki Narama, making the score 3-5.

The third pitcher Taiga Kamichatani pitcher, who moved up to mound from the 4th inning, retired the opponent's offense for the first time in order in the bottom of the 6th, closer hit 3 inning to 2 Walk runs. In the top of the fifth, the lineup scored with three consecutive hits, squeeze, and sacrifice fly, taking the lead 6-5 again. Furthermore, in the top of the 7th, Shuto hit his first two-run homer, and in the top of the 8th, Yanagida and Yamakawa hit consecutive timely hits, totaling three runs in the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, Shuto Ogata pitcher gave up a home run and gave up two runs, but Reid held on to finish the game 11-7.

The Fukuoka Softbank win was starter Haru Matsumoto pitcher 2.2 innings, 66 pitches, 8 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 5 runs. Still, the bullpen pitched well, with pitcher Kamichatani pitching three innings without hit runs and earning his first win since the transfer. The lineup continued their offense until the end, with Shuto recording 3 hit 4 RBI, totaling 11 points in 17 hit and 11 points, providing strong support.

On the losing side, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Chusei Mannami had 11 runs hit 7 runs, including two consecutive RBI hits in his at-bats. However, starting pitcher Kohei Arihara pitcher pitched 114 pitches over 5 innings, hit 3 Walk 5 strike out 6 runs (earned runs 5), and the pitcher lineup struggled. Fukuoka Softbank is now on a five-game losing streak this season.

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So Haru Matsumoto-Yusuke Ito- ○ Taiga Kamichatani-Hikaru Kimura- Hernandez -Shuto Ogata
Kohei Arihara: Kenta Uehara, Ruei-Yang Gu Lin, Ruiyo Furubayashi, Hiroya Shimamoto, Fukuya Yamazaki, Takahide Ikeda

Written by Ao Yokoyama