[Seibu] 2 consecutive losses in 6 runs, including allowing 2 runs and squeeze Natsuki Takeuchi was an emergency exit in the middle of the 4th inning due to a direct hit on the ball| Pacific League.com|Pro baseball

ベンチで戦況を見つめる西口文也監督（カメラ・越川　亙）

Pacific League Nippon-Ham 6-1 Seibu (5th, ESCON)

Seibu lost to Nippon-Ham, giving up six runs, including a two squeeze. Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi was hit by a batted ball in the middle of the fourth inning and had to leave the game. This was a game that left many worried about the future.

In the third inning, with neither team scoring, starter Takeuchi lost two runs due to consecutive hits and an error by his teammates. With one out and runners on second and third, Mannami attempted squeeze down third base line, and while catch J.D. infielder caught the ball and throw to first base, runner on second also scored in one go. The squeeze was brilliantly executed, putting the team ahead.

With the score still 5-0 and one out in the fourth inning, Ichihata’s hit hit Takeuchi’s left ankle without bounce. Takeuchi was unable to chase the rolling ball and crouched down on the spot. After a while, he managed to walk back to the bench, but he never reappeared and was taken out of the game after 3 1/3 innings, giving up 6 hit and 6 runs.

In the batting lineup, infielder Taiyo Sato, who was drafted as a second-round draft hit in 2014, had multiple hits, including his first professional hit. With one out in the seventh inning, second-year infielder Reon Murata hit a solo home run, his second professional hit, but the counterattack was too late.