On September 25, in the 22nd round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Belluna Dome, Chiba Lotte Marines win 6-2.

Chiba Lotte Marines Haruya Tanaka pitcher started with two consecutive inning runner in the first inning but closed the crucial moments and did not give up the opening run. After that, he was scoreless until the sixth inning hit pitch. However, in the top of the seventh with a one-run lead, with one out and runners on first and second, he was taken out, and his replacement Shota Suzuki pitcher gave up consecutive RBI hits to give up the lead.

Although the lineup struggled with no hit through five innings, in the top of the sixth, the second pitcher Hibiki Shinohara pitcher created a two-out, runner-on-second opportunity with Ryusei Ogawa hitting his first team hit. Koki Yamaguchi took the lead with a timely hit. In the top of the eighth, with the score tied 1-2, Misho Nishikawa hit his eighth three-run homer to take the lead.

In the top of the ninth, Eito Takabe and Yamaguchi hit timely hits, extending the lead to four runs. In the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed the game. Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher earned his seventh win of the season. Nishikawa showed great momentum, hitting two hit including a go-ahead homer. Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions saw starter Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher mound for the first time in about three weeks, but also hit pitch five innings. Kazunari Ishii and Shinya Hasegawa players took the lead with consecutive timely hits, but the first hit left them in a state of tears.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
M 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6
L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

M Haruya Tanaka-Shota Suzuki-○Shunsuke Nakamori-Rikuto Yokoyama
L Kona Takahashi-Hibiki Shinohara-Yuta Kuroki-●Ryosuke Moriwaki-Haruto Yamada

Text by Aoi Yokoyama