On 16 July, the 13th round match between Saitama Seibu and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was played in Belluna Dome, where Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 10-1.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham got on base in the top of the first inning when the leadoff Ryota Isobata hit a hit. The second player in the field fell to struck out in a row, but Reyes followed with a hit to create an opportunity. With two outs and runners on first and third base, back-to-back RBI singles by Kazunari Ishii and Yuki Nomura scored the first three runs in a row. In the top of the third inning, Ishii hit his second RBI of the game, and with one out and the bases loaded, Tatsuki Mizuno hit an RBI single to extend the lead to five runs.
Koki Kitayama starter pitcher loaded runner in the first and bottom of the second inning with hit on his back, but he didn’t allow a run. They gave up one run in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Takayoshi Yamamura, but got through the runs and pitched a no-runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Then, in the top of the fifth, the bats created an opportunity with a triple of fielder’s choice hands on the water, and Chusei Mannami hit an RBI single, Shun Mizutani He added two more goals with a timely doble by the player. They scored another run in the top of the sixth inning to make it 8-1. Kitayama pitcher got out of the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and one out and the bases loaded with no runs and walked mound on 109 pitches in the sixth inning, hit 3 Walk 7 strike out 1 runs.
In the bottom of the seventh, Takumi Yamamoto pitcher tied the game with no runs on second, and in the top of the eighth, Martinez hit a two-run single. Zabara pitcher retired three batters in the bottom of the eighth inning with a nine-run lead, and Nao Miyanishi pitcher closed out the game in the bottom of the ninth.
win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was Koki Kitayama pitcher ‘s sixth win of the season. The offense also connected with 18 hit 10 runs to extend their winning streak to four. Ishii scored 4 hit 2 RBI. On the other hand, Saitama Seibu couldn’t hold on when Yutaro Watanabe pitcher went 4 innings on 95 pitches and went 11 hit no Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 5 runs (earned runs 4). The offense was sporadic with a 9 hit loss and a three-game losing streak.
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Day 302021020 10
West 001000000 1
Sun ○ Koki Kitayama-Takumi Yamamoto-Zabala-Nao Miyanishi
West: Yutaro Watanabe, Shunsuke Sato, Ichiro Tamura, Yuta Kuroki
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