Hokkaido Nippon-Ham ‘s winning streak ended at 9 games. Ruei-Yang Gu Lin gave up 5 runs in 3.2 innings.
Pacific League Insight
June 14, 2026 16:48
On June 14, in the third round of the ‘Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026’ between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chunichi held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham lost 5-9.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in the bottom of the 1st inning, the leadoff Shun Mizutani reached base at hit. He advanced between sacrifice bunt and infield grounders, creating a chance with two outs and runners on third, and Yuki Nomura succeeded in taking the lead with a timely hit. However, starting pitcher Ruei-Yang Gu Lin pitcher reached runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the second inning with Walk and doble, and then gave up three runs in one go thanks to consecutive RBI hits by Mikiya Tanaka and Yuki Okabayashi.
In the bottom of the third, Reyes’ 13th solo home run narrowed the gap to one run, but in the top of the fourth, pitcher Kobayashi gave up two runs with two outs and a runner on second on a series of hits by Okabayashi and Kojo Ukai, and was pulled. In the 3rd inning, he threw 74 pitches with 6 hit 3 Walk 2 strike out 5 runs and relied on the relievers.
In the bottom of the fourth, with two outs and a runner on second, Taiki Narama player hit a timely hit to score a run. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, two consecutive home runs by Ruan Ohtsuka and Chusei Mannami pushed the game back to square one.
However, in the top of the seventh, a Koji Fukutani pitcher over an inning allowed Seiya Hosokawa to hit his ninth two-run homer to take the lead, and then Takaya Ishikawa hit his fifth solo homer, making it three runs. In the top of the 8th, Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher gave up a timely doble to Ukai, and the game went down by 4 runs as the game neared its end.
In the top of the ninth, Takumi Yamamoto pitcher connected with no runs, and the lineup lost in the bottom of the ninth Tatsuki Mizuno With a hit of the players, he created a good opportunity with one out and runners on first and second. However, two runners in the field fell to struck out in a row, ending the match. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham lost 5-9, ending their winning streak at 9. Starter pitcher Kobayashi pitched 3.2 innings and 5 runs, unable to produce a game.
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Naka: Hideaki Wakui – ○ Kento Fujishima – Yuki Hashimoto – Seiya Yoshida – Shinya Matsuyama
Ruei-Yang Gu Lin-Ryusei Kawano-Taiki Kikuchi- Fukutani Koji Fukutani-Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Takumi Yamamoto
Written by Yui Kayama
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