On May 4th, in the seventh game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 3-1.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher, Ryota Takinaka, often found himself with runner in scoring position, but closer runs with clutch pitch. In the top of the 6th inning, he allowed three consecutive hit and was removed from the game with two outs and runners on first and second base. pitcher replacement, Uchi Seiryu, retired the next batters, but in the top of the 7th inning, pitcher Sora Suzuki allowed doble to leadoff hitter Tatsuki Mizuno, and sacrifice fly by Castro gave the opposing team a 1-0 lead.

The batting lineup struggled against opposing pitcher Ren Fukushima managing only four hit through seven innings. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning, Ryuya Taira hit his second home run of the season to tie the game, and Ryosuke Tatsumi hit his third home run to take the lead. After two Walk put runners on first and second with two outs, Yoshiaki Watanabe hit an RBI single to add another run. From the eighth inning onward, Masaya Nishigaki and Shoma Fujihira pitcher in pitcher, and the game ended with a score of 3-1.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, the win team, saw pitcher Takinaka deliver a tenacious pitch, throwing 111 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 7 hit and 3 Walk without runs. They came back with a home run to win a low-scoring game. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, the defeated team, saw pitcher Fukushima give up 6 hit 1 Walk 7.1 innings strike out 7 while allowing 2 runs, ultimately being defeated by a home run. Their offense failed to capitalize on several opportunities, managing only one run.

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Japan ● Ren Fukushima-Hiroya Shimamoto
Ryota Takinaka Uchi Seiryu-Sora Suzuki-Suzuki Shoten-○ Masaya Nishigaki-S Shoma Fujihira

Text by Kanako Fukushima