On April 19, the third round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, with Chiba Lotte Marines win 8-5.

Starting pitcher Koshiro Hiroike pitcher gave up the lead in the bottom of the first inning with a timely hit by player Itsuki Murabayashi. Then, in the bottom of the second inning, Yuya Ogo gave up a timely hit to cut the lead to two runs. After that, he regained his composure and went runs five innings.

In the top of the sixth, the lineup tied the game with consecutive RBI hits by Kyota Fujiwara and Misho Nishikawa. However, pitcher Hiroike was pulled in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and bases loaded in trouble. The following long pitcher gave up timely hits to Ogo and Daisuke Nakashima, allowing the team to take a three-run lead.

In the bottom of the 7th, Shuta Takano pitcher retired all three batters in order, closer the lineup exploded in the top of the 8th. With one out and runners on first and second, Fujiwara hit a timely hit to score first, but an error and Walk tied the game. With one out bases loaded, Ryusei Terachi player made timely infield hit to take the lead. Additionally, Atsuki Tomosugi player scored timely hits, scoring six runs in one inning to extend the lead to three points.

The bottom of the eighth inning, where he managed to take the lead, was Keisuke Sawada pitcher, and in the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed the game, ending the match at 8-5. win Chiba Lotte Marines, starting pitcher pitcher Hiroike couldn't hold up, and midway through the sixth inning, he threw 87 pitches with 5 hit 4 Walk 5 runs (earned runs 4), but the lineup connected in the final innings. Fujiwara and Tomosugi have 2 hit 2 RBI, while Ryusei Ogawa has 3 hit.

For the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, starter Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher showed a perfect pitch through five innings, pitching 7 innings with 3 hit, 1 Walk, 7 strike out 2 runs. At the plate, Murabayashi scored five runs with timely hits in three consecutive games, and Yuya Ogo recorded 4 hit and 2 RBI, but the relief staff miscalculated.

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Ro Koshiro Hiroike- Long - ○ Shuta Takano-Keisuke Sawada- S Rikuto Yokoyama
Takahisa Hayakawa-Sora Suzuki-Chiharu Tanaka-Chia-Hao Sung-Ren Kajiya

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa