The eighth round of the Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be played on May 13 at 6 p.m. at Zozo Marine Stadium.

[Results] Chiba Lotte Marines (6th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (4th place) 3-4

[advance notice
Chiba Lotte Marines: Kazuya Ojima pitcher 3 games, 0 wins, 3 losses, ERA 3.52
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Ren Fukushima pitcher 2 games 0-2, ERA 3.55

Chiba Lotte Marines Ha, Kazuya Ojima pitcher He pitched in his first start in about a month. Although he suffered his third loss in his last outing (against Orix Buffaloes on April 4), his performance of 6 hit 3 runs (earned runs 1) in 7 innings showed signs of recovery. He joined the first team from the previous game. Koki Yamaguchi The player made an immediate start and hit the team's first hit in the bottom of the second inning. He started the season with the first team, but struggled with a .077 batting average and was removed from the roster on April 19. Nevertheless, he has been performing well in the farm with a .302 batting average and 4 Home Run in 16 games, so we have high expectations for him.

Versus Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is, Ren Fukushima pitcher He pitched in the last outing (4th, against Tohoku ). In his last outing (on the 4th against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles), he gave up 6 hit 1 Walk 7 strike out 2 runs HQS in 7.1 innings, but was unable to get any support and suffered a black star. In this game, we hope to make a good pitching performance and get our first win win of the season. On the batting line, Yuya Gunji Expectations for players. Last season, Gunji posted a .297 batting average, but this season, his batting average for the month of April was only .229, which was not as high as he would have liked. Nevertheless, his .265 monthly batting average so far this month is a sign that he is gradually getting back on track, so we are keeping an eye on him.

Text by Aoi Nishijima