On May 15, in the ninth round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 6-3.

In the bottom of the third, Chiba Lotte Marines created a good opportunity with runners on second and third with one out and runners on second and third through consecutive hits by Ryusei Ogawa and Misho Nishikawa, and scored the first run between Polanco's grounder to shortstop. Next, Toshiya Sato hit his sixth two-run homer, extending the lead to three points.

Long pitcher, making his first start in Japan, gave up two Walk in the first inning but held runs out, then showed a pitch that was not in danger from the second inning onward. However, in the top of the sixth, he gave up a doble to the leadoff team and gave Walk to the next team, before being taken out. Akira Yagi pitcher, entrusted with the resignation, recovered three points thanks to timely doble from Tomoya Mori players, and the match was at its start. Still, in the bottom of the seventh, Nishikawa hit his go-ahead three-run homer, closer Shota Suzuki pitcher in the top of the eighth and Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher in the top of the ninth, runs the game.

Chiba Lotte Marines achieved two consecutive wins. Long pitcher was his first start in three years since 2023 with the MLB Athletics, pitching 5.0 innings, 2 hit, 3 Walk, 2 runs. In the lineup, Sato and Nishikawa each hit two consecutive home runs.

On the other hand, the Orix Buffaloes was starter Taito Takashima pitcher, who pitched 5 hit 5 Walk 3 runs 83 pitches over 5 innings. Moritomo caught up with a single shot from Moritomo in the middle of the game, but third pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher cried on the first try.

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O Takashima Yasuto -Naruki Teranishi- Yamazaki Soichiro -Ryusei Gonda
Ro Long -Akira Yagi- ○ Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama