On April 11, in the farm regular season Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham fourth-round game held in Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 18-7.

Chiba Lotte Marines saw rookie Genki Ishigaki pitcher get his first mound in regular season, but with one out and bases loaded in the Hit by Pitch and other innings, Yuya Shindo allowed the lead with a two-run single from . He left the mound after giving Uta Sakaguchi a Walk to the next player. Seiun Akiyama pitcher came after, conceding one run on a timely hit but scoring two struck out to hold on with at least runs.

In the bottom of the first, with one out and runners on second and third due to an error by an opponent, the lineup scored a run between infield grounders, then Shingo Ishikawa hit a timely hit and Kota Inoue hit their second homer and hit a two-run homer to take the lead. Immediately after, in the top of the second inning, pitcher Akiyama runs 4 , but in the bottom of the second, with Shinya Matsuishi hit and other hits, he created a good opportunity with runners on first and second, then hit three consecutive hits to tie the game. With a push-out Hit by Pitch, they took the lead and added 5 points with another triple hit, then launched a fierce attack with 9 points in a single inning, bringing the score to 13-7.

In the following 3 inning of the top of the 3rd inning, pitcher Akiyama came in as a straddle and runs pitch out. Then, in the bottom of the fifth, Katsumi Ishigaki added two more runs with a timely hit. In the bottom of the sixth, they added three runs with a bases-loaded Walk and Inoue's timely infield hit, extending their lead to 11 runs. In the top of the 7th and 8th, Riku Kikuchi pitcher retired all three batters in order, and in the top of the ninth, Oto Hayasaka pitcher ended the game with no runs despite causing a 2-out bases loaded crisis with 3 Hit by Pitch and 4 outs.

The win Chiba Lotte Marines was Moto pitcher Ishigaki, who threw 27 pitches with 1 hit 4 walks Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 3 runs 0.1 inning. After leaving the pitch, he reflected on his pitch, saying, "I'm glad I was able to finish pitching without injury. It was a frustrating result, but I will do my best for my next outing." The lineup, which connected with 18 hit 18 runs, saw Matsuishi hit 3 RBI, and Inoue and Masaru Ishigaki marking 2 hit 4 RBI.

Meanwhile, the losing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Ryusei Fujita pitcher pitched 48 pitches with 6 hit 2 innings Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 10 runs (earned runs 6). The lineup had a total of 7 hit 7 runs, including Shindo recording 2 hit 4 RBI, but their large early runs had a significant impact.

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Japan ● Ryusei Fujita-Koki Matsuoka-Sorato Kawakatsu-Taiki Kikuchi-Takumi Yamamoto-Yukiya Saito
Genki Ishigaki (Ro), Masayuki Seiun Akiyama (○), Shunsuke Nakamori, Riku Kikuchi, Oto Hayasaka

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