On August 20th, the 20th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix was played in ES CON FIELD, with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 6-5. The team won four consecutive victories.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took the lead in the first inning with Shun Mizutani ‘s No. 11 lead hitter Home Run. However, in the top of the second inning, starter Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher was hit by a solo shot No. 11 to tie the score by Keita Nakagawa player. In the top of the 3rd inning, he carried runner from an error by his teammates, and allowed the Ryoma Nishikawa player to take the lead with a timely hit.
The batting line tied the game in the bottom of the 4th inning with Reyes’ solo No. 24, and in the bottom of the 5th, Reyes hit No. 25 with two runs in two consecutive at-bats, and succeeded in winning the game. Fukuya Yamazaki received support, pitcher but from the top of the 6th inning with one out, Yutaro Sugimoto hit No. 11 solo and left the mound after allowing doble to the following Kotaro Kobayashi. Taisho Tamai pitcher, who was followed, was hit by pinch hitter Masahiro Nishino to tie the game.
Immediately after that, in the bottom of the 6th inning, Yua Tamiya, Chusei Mannami, and Tatsuki Mizuno hit three consecutive hits from one out to make it bases loaded, and Kotaro Kiyomiya and Kazunari Ishii players pushed Walk consecutively from two outs to make the score 6-4. 2nd place, Shoma Kanemura pitcher, closer to retire with 3 outs in the top of the 7th inning, but left the game in the top of the 8th inning after giving up one run at 3 hit. Kenta Uehara pitcher, who took the mound with one out on first and second base, was hit by a hit and was considered a bases loaded, but he survived.
The top of the ninth inning was closed with Taisei Yanagawa pitcher to close the game with a score of 6-5. The batting line scored a total of 12 hit and 6 runs, including Reyes hitting Home Run in two consecutive at-bats, and the pitcher team escaped with 5 runs.
Orix, who lost, was Kazuma Sato pitcher, who made his first appearance of the season, pitched 4 innings with 71 pitches, 7 hit no walks Hit by Pitch, and 2 runs. The relief team couldn’t stick to it and suffered consecutive losses. In the batting lineup, Nakagawa has hit Home Run in three consecutive games, extending his hit streak to nine games.
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Kazuma Kazuma Sato-Kaito Iriyama-Taisuke Yamaoka-Kaede Yokoyama- Yasuto Takashima -Kaito Saiki
Sun Fukuya Yamazaki – ○ Taisho Tamai-Shoma Kanemura-Kenta Uehara- S Taisei Yanagawa
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