On August 9, the 17th game between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in MIZUHO PayPay Dome ended with Fukuoka Softbank win 4-1.
Fukuoka Softbank ‘s starter, Kohei Arihara pitcher, scored one run in the top of the second inning with one out and three bases on a teammate’s fielder’s choice. However, the batting line tied the game in the bottom of the second inning immediately after with a solo shot by Hotaka Yamakawa in the 17th, and Downs’ Walk and Akira Kawase ‘s hit created a good opportunity with 1 out, 1st and 2nd base, and Takashi Umino The player won with a timely hit.
In the bottom of the fourth, Akira Nakamura reached base with a doble, followed by Downs’ two-run fourth, to take a three-run lead. pitcher Arihara showed a stable pitch after the third inning when he received a support point. In the top of the 6th inning, he was in a pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base, and in the top of the 7th inning, he was in a pinch with 2 outs and 3rd base, but both of them cut off the follow-up, and he left the mound with 109 pitches in the 7th inning hit 3 Walk 8 strike out 1 runs.
Yuki Matsumoto pitcher connected the top of the eighth inning with no runs, and in the top of the ninth inning with a three-run lead, Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher closed the game with a three-way strikeout, ending the game 4-1. win Fukuoka Softbank, Arihara pitcher marked his 10th win. In the batting lineup, Tatsuru Yanagimachi player showed 2 hit performances.
On Hokkaido Nippon-Ham the other hand, starter Takayuki Kato pitcher couldn’t make a game with 3.1 innings, 48 pitches, 1 Walk, 6 strike out, 4 runs. In the batting lineup, Martinez marked 2 hit, but the team finished with a total of 4 hit, dropping the first game of the battle for the lead.
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Sun ● Takayuki Kato-Tsubasa Namatame-Yukiya Saito-Seigi Tanaka-Takumi Yamamoto
So ○ Kohei Arihara-Yuki Matsumoto- S Kazuki Sugiyama
Written by Aoi Nishijima
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