On May 16, in the 10th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines won a close 2-0 victory.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Haruya Tanaka pitcher, faced a 2-out bases loaded crisis with 2 hit and Walk in the first inning, but Tomoya Mori Finish off the players in struck out and get through it. After that, he carried runner in scoring position every inning through the fourth inning, but retired all three batters in order in order in the top of the fifth, and was pulled after throwing 91 pitches, 5 hit, 3 walks, 7 strike out Hit by Pitch, and runs in 5 innings.

The lineup went 4 hit scoreless through five innings, unable to keep up with Daiki Tajima pitcher. Still, in the bottom of the sixth, Ryusei Ogawa and Koki Yamaguchi reached base at hit, and with one out, runners on second and third, Toshiya Sato hit a timely hit to give the team two runs ahead.

From the sixth inning, the relievers Fumiya Ono pitcher, Keisuke Sawada pitcher, and Shota Suzuki pitcher each connected one inning without runs. In the top of the final ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed out with three batters. win Chiba Lotte Marines has won three consecutive games. The second Fumiya Ono pitcher win this season was the first time this season. In the lineup, game-winning hitter Sato delivered multiple RBI in three consecutive games.

On the other hand, Orix Buffaloes was pitcher Dai Tajima with 5.1 innings, 91 pitches, 7 hit 1 Walk, 4 strike out 2 runs. The lineup capitalized on early breakthroughs and suffered a shutout game loss. Notably, Ryoma Nishikawa and Kotaro Kobayashi have marked 2 hit.

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O ● Daiki Tajima-Kaito Iriyama-Kento Kawase
Ro Haruya Tanaka- ○ Fumiya Ono-Keisuke Sawada-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama

Written by Aoi Nishijima