On September 28, in the 24th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 8-3.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starter, Ren Fukushima pitcher, got off to a strong start, closer three batters in the first and second innings. In the bottom of the third, with one out, he allowed hit to Kota Inoue but cut off the rest of the pack and did not allow any runs. After that, he did not allow a single runner, threw 62 pitches, 1 hit no walks Hit by Pitch runs and left the mound after 5 innings.

In the top of the third, with Tatsuki Mizuno doble and other hits, two outs and runners on third, Yuki Nomura hit a timely hit to take the lead. In the top of the seventh, they added two more runs with a base Hit by Pitch s-loaded walker, and in the top of the eighth, pinch hitter Yuya Gunji hit their first professional bases loaded home run, and Tatsuki Mizuno hit a timely hit, extending the lead to eight runs.

In the bottom of the eighth, the fourth pitcher, Hiroya Shimamoto pitcher, hit the runs. In the bottom of the ninth, the fifth pitcher Ryusei Kawano pitcher gave up Koki Yamaguchi 's 33rd two-run homer, but the lead was held and the game ended 8-3. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, starting pitcher pitcher Fukushima earned his career-high sixth win. The fielder’s choice pitcher marked 3 hit 2 RBI.

On the losing Chiba Lotte Marines, Jackson pitcher threw 118 pitches in 6.2 innings, 5 hit 6 walks, Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 3 runs and struggled with control. The lineup struggled with scattered hit through seven innings, scoring three runs late in the innings but unable to mount a comeback. Inoue recorded RBI in three consecutive games.

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

F ○Ren Fukushima-Jay Ohkawa-Yi-Lei Sun-Hiroya Shimamoto-Ryusei Kawano
M ●Jackson-Koshiro Sakamoto-Keisuke Sawada-Fumiya Ono

Text by Kanako Fukushima