On July 10, in the 12th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 8-6.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Koshiro Hiroike pitcher, in the top of the second inning, gave Walk to lead, and with two outs, Ryoto Kita hit a timely doble to runs the game. In the top of the third, he allowed Tomoya Mori to hit his seventh two-run homer. In the top of the fourth, Keita Nakagawa hit a timely hit to make it 3-4, and Castillo was taken out. Castillo pitcher came up with one out and runners on first and second, but got through the game with no runs.

In the first inning, with Soto hitting hit and other bases and two outs bases loaded, Aito hit a timely hit to take the lead. In the bottom of the second, tied with the score, consecutive RBI hits by Kyota Fujiwara and Misho Nishikawa secured the lead. Then, with the score tied 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on first and third, Ryusei Ogawa hit a timely hit tied the game, and Fujiwara and Koki Yamaguchi hit timely hits to tie the game.

​Akira Yagi pitcher, who came in from the top of the 5th, pitched 2 innings with 1 hit no walks Hit by Pitch no runs in a solid relief pitch. In the top of the 7th, Shota Suzuki pitcher and in the 8th, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher connected with no runs. In the top of the 9th, with the score 8-4, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher got into trouble, allowing two runs between a steal and a grounder to infield, and was taken out. It was a one-run tie, but Naoya Masuda pitcher sealed the game, ending the game at 8-6. pitcher Masuda marked his 249th career save.

Starting pitcher pitcher Hiroike threw 71 pitches in 3.1 innings, 7 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 4 runs, but the lineup exploded with 14 hit 8 runs and won the slugfest. Among them, Fujiwara showed an impressive performance with 4 hit 2 RBI. Incidentally, pitcher Yagi earned his 8th win of the season. In the losing Orix Buffaloes, starting pitcher Daiki Tajima pitcher was pulled after 1.1 innings, 39 pitches, 5 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 3 runs. The lineup provided support with 11 hit and 6 runs, but the bullpen struggled.

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Daiki Tajima- Hiroshi -Kaito Saiki- ● Sho Iwasaki-Ryusei Gonda-Kento Kawase
Ro Koshiro Hiroike- Castillo - ○ Akira Yagi-Shota Suzuki-Shunsuke Nakamori Rikuto Yokoyama- S Naoya Masuda

Text by Rian Ueno