Seibu wins against the top-ranked Nippon-Ham Fighters, returning to a 50% winning percentage in just one day! Manager Nishiguchi: “It’s great that we’ve been able to get back to zero again” | Pacific League

○ Seibu 4 – 3 Nippon-Ham ●
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On the 17th, fourth-place Seibu came from behind to win against the league leader Nippon-Ham.

In the first inning, starter Mitsunari Takahashi gave up three runs to Reyes to lead off the inning, but after scoring one run in the second inning on an RBI single by Shinya Hasegawa, he said, “I runs the first inning in the fifth, but Mitsunari (pitcher Takahashi) was also very supportive, so I was determined to make a comeback.” Seiya Watanabe The opponent’s mistake overlapped with the timely strike and succeeded in reversing. Starter Mitsunari Takahashi closer the sixth inning with only three runs in the first inning, and then escaped with a relay of Wingenter in the seventh, Hiroshi Kaino in the eighth and Kaima Taira in the ninth.

Coach Nishiguchi Fumiya reflected on the team’s comeback attack in the fifth inning, saying, “We took advantage of that one chance and it led to the win,” and added, “We lost yesterday and were down to one point behind, but we quickly won today and are back to zero again, so I think that was a big factor.”

(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Night Game Reporting Team)