On May 3, the seventh round match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Saitama Seibu was played in ES CON FIELD, where Saitama Seibu win 4-3.

The offense was held scoreless until the third inning, when the opposing bats Takayuki Kato pitcher hit scoreless, but Nevin led off the top of the fourth inning with a solo shot to No. 2 with two outs. In the top of the sixth, Shinya Hasegawa 's hit by a pitch led to an error to put runners on second and second with two outs, and Seiya Watanabe added another run on an RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, Shota Hiranuma 's hit and Takeya Nakamura 's Walk put runners on first and second with two outs, and first baseman missed a batted ball by Natsuo Takizawa and runner at second base scored. Manaya Nishikawa followed with an RBI single to make the score 4-0.

The starter, Tatsuya Imai pitcher, carried a runner in each inning through the third inning, but did not allow closer runs in key spots. After a three-run tie in the bottom of the fourth, the fifth and sixth innings were also runs. In the bottom of the seventh, an error by hit and a teammate put runners on first and third with one out, but they got through the inning with two consecutive struck out. He walked mound in seven innings with 119 pitches hit 4 Hit by Pitch 10 strike out no runs.

In the bottom of the eighth inning with a four-run lead, Shunsuke Sato pitcher, who was on second and third with one out on Walk and doble, was hit by Reyes for a three-run shot in the fourth. Although they were down by one goal, Haruto Yamada pitcher, who replaced them, took the lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Kaima Taira pitcher closed out the game with a three-way tie and the game ended 4-3.

Saitama Seibu, who win, won a close match and won six consecutive matches. Imai pitcher picked up his third win of the season, while Nishikawa and Kiyoshi Watanabe were 2-hit 1 RBI in the batting lineup. On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Takayuki Kato pitcher allowed five hit with no outs in six innings on 88 pitches Walk 3 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1). They came close to a one-goal lead at the end of the game, but came up short. Reyes scored 2 hit 3 RBI.

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West ○ Tatsuya Imai-Shunsuke Sato-Haruto Yamada- S Kaima Taira
Sun ● Takayuki Kato-Taisei Yanagawa-Taisho Tamai-Koji Fukutani

Text by Aoi Nishijima

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