◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 4-0 Rakuten (11th, ESCON)
Starting pitcher Takayuki Kishi was stunned by Nippon-Ham batting line's home run offensive, giving up seven hit four runs in six innings, suffering his second loss.
In the first inning, he hit a first-pitch hitter Home Run over the left-field wall to runs and then hit a two-run shot over the right-field wall in the second. He recovered from the third inning onwards, but gave up one run in the sixth inning and was removed from the game in this inning. "[Home Run] is an opponent, so we have to prevent that kind of thing," he said of his reflection on facing an opposing batting lineup that has the most Home Run of any of the 12 teams. The team has now lost four in a row. Although the situation continues to be difficult, he emphatically stated that he will fulfill his duties as a starter and show the pitch to lead the team to the win title.
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