Hiromi Ito pitches 6 innings, allowing 2 runs and striking out 10 to earn his 8th win. With both pitching and hitting clicking, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham secures their first win of the season against the Hawks.

Pacific League Insight

June 19, 2026 20:55

On June 19, in the ninth round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank held in ES CON FIELD, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 4-3.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Starting pitcher Hiromi Ito pitcher finished the first inning with three players, and immediately after, in the bottom of the first, leadoff pitcher Shun Mizutani hit his third solo homer to take the lead. With pitcher Ito receiving support, he recorded three consecutive struck out in the top of the second inning. However, in the top of the 4th inning with two outs and bases loaded, Soichiro Ishizuka allowed a go-ahead two-run single to the team.

Even so, with the lineup trailing by one run in the bottom of the fourth, with Reyes and Kotaro Kiyomiya hitting in succession, two outs with runners on first and second, and Chusei Mannami hit a timely single to tie the game. Yuki Nomura players also followed with timely doble and succeeded in taking the lead. pitcher Ito responded to the batting spirit, and the next two inning were ‘0’ in a row.

In the bottom of the sixth, Reyes hit his 14th solo homer, bringing the score to 4-2. From the 7th inning, the second pitcher, Kota Tatsu pitcher, came in. He retired all three batters in order on just nine pitches in the top of the seventh, and delivered a stunning pitch in the top of the eighth. In the top of the final ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher gave up one run on a timely hit by Tatsuru Yanagimachi, but the lead held on.

win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started by pitcher Ito, who pitched 100 pitches over 6 innings, 4 hit 3 Walk 10 strike out 2 runs, earning his 8th win of the season. The lineup scored a total of 7 hit 4 runs, including Reyes scoring 2 hit 1 RBI including Home Run. Pitching and batting clashed, and Fukuoka Softbank game marked his first win of the season.

On the other hand, the losing Fukuoka Softbank had starting pitchers Ryosuke Otsu pitcher throw 97 pitches hit 7 walks over 7 innings, allowing no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 4 runs. In the lineup, Ishizuka, who was promoted to the first team for the first time this season, recorded a two-run single that temporarily put the team ahead, and in the top of the ninth, Yanagimachi’s RBI hit closed the gap to one run, but they fell just short of it.
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So ● Ryosuke Otsu-Taiga Kamichatani
Day ○ Hiromi Ito-Kota Tatsu-S Taisei Yanagawa

Written by Ao Yokoyama