[Nippon-Ham] number 15 debutant Koki Kitayama earns his seventh win of the season, pitching well with two hit and no runs in eight innings | Pacific League

Pacific League Nippon-Ham 4-0 Seibu (6th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Koki Kitayama, who changed number from “57” to “15,” pitched well, allowing only two hit no runs in eight innings. He earned his seventh win of the season and made his debut with number “15.”

In the first inning, he finished off Nishikawa in the lead with a 153 kg fastball with a struck out swing, and from the start, he repeatedly went out with a powerful fastball and a sharp breaking ball, and rode the wave.

In the 4th inning, with two outs, he allowed Hasegawa to steal second infield hit base for the first hit time, but Fushimi prevented him from stealing second.In the 7th inning, he had two outs bases loaded with four Hit by Pitch and hit outs, but he got Genda out of the jam with a ground ball.

Kitayama changed number at the suggestion of Coach Shinjo. “It means a lot that the coach did that. I was really happy, and I wanted to live up to that,” he said enthusiastically.

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