Easy 0-10th (10th) Kitayama pitches well to earn his second win (Kyodo News)

Nippon Ham won big with 16 hits and 10 runs, and won their third straight game. Kitayama pitched well, not allowing a run in the sixth inning, and won their second straight game since the start of the season. The batting line had scored eight runs by the fourth inning, including a timely double by Nomura, and pulled away. Rakuten's Kishi gave up eight runs and was knocked out in the fourth inning, and the batting team also suffered a shutout los…