Nakagawa Seiichi, who was next to appear, did not disappoint his teammates as he sent a hit right through the gap between the Ham Team's third and shortstop positions, adding a run for the visiting team; if not for Matsuda Naohiro, batting sixth this game, hitting a ball towards the pitcher's mound that was caught perfectly, resulting in a 1-2-3 double play by the Ham Team, the Softbank Team might have further expanded their lead.
After a small climax in the first inning, the subsequent game fell into silence: it must be said that Tsumura Shingo, who started on the mound today, performed quite well. Although his pitch count was too high and he still overly relied on defense, he caught the Ham Team's batters off guard as a surprise play—over five innings, the entire Ham Team batting order didn't gain any advantage from him.
