◆ Pacific League Softbank 0-1 Seibu (4th, Mizuho PayPay)
Seibu won a close game against Softbank, ending their losing streak at three.
The batting lineup was reshuffled, with Manaya Nishikawa outfielder, who had appeared in 62 consecutive games starting line-up at "No. 1 and center field," being inserted into the No. 9 spot. The rookie who sat firmly in the No. 3 spot was a big hit. In the 8th inning, with no runs scored by either team, Natsuo Takizawa infielder led off with a infield hit groundout to third base, and No. 2 Sosuke Genda infielder scored on a sacrifice bunt triple to put two on with one out. The next batter, No.3 Seiya Watanabe outfielder, hit a curveball by Moinello to center fielder for the first out. This was the winning run.
Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitched for 7 innings, striking out 8 strike out his career high, and earned his 4th win of the season. He had the Softbank batting line under his control, using curveballs and two seam fastball breaking ball to his advantage.
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・ [Seibu] Second-round draft pick Seiya Watanabe, reaches the required number of at-bats, jumps into second place with a batting average of .333, but "this is where it gets important"
・ [Seibu] Second-round draft pick Seiya Watanabe has hit in six straight games since the start of the season, but he is not complacent: "I want to start hitting my own batting style from an earlier stage"
・ [Seibu] Second-round draft pick Seiya Watanabe hit the team's longest streak of hitting in six consecutive games since the start of the season
