◇Saitama Seibu Lions vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Game 5 (29th, Belluna Dome)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's Kota Tatsu pitcher pitched 7 innings with 105 pitches, 5 hit 1 Walk 6 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2).

Tatsu, who became the starting mound in the seventh inning, pitcher closer the first inning with a three-way retirement and took all three outs from struck out in the bottom of the second. The pinch of 2 outs and 2 bases in the bottom of the 3rd inning was runs unavoidable, but with the errors of his teammates involved, he repeated runs in the bottom of the 4th and 5th innings, respectively. Still, after the 6th inning, he hit pitch and hit all 2 inning with a three-way strikeout.

Tatsu started 6 games last season and had his first match of the season against Saitama Seibu Lions, who had a good match with 3 wins and 1 loss and a ERA of 1.45 pitcher. Although he suffered a loss without the support of the batting line, it became HQS for the third consecutive game in the 7th inning earned runs 2. I want to continue to play a stable pitch and accumulate white stars.

Text: Aoi Yokoyama