On May 20, the 11th round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at Prefectural Omiya Park ball park, with Chiba Lotte Marines win 3-1.

In the top of the second inning, Koki Yamaguchi hit his second solo home run to put Chiba Lotte Marines ahead. Starting pitcher Kaito Mori pitcher started strongly, retiring all three batters in the first two inning. In the bottom of the third, he tied the game with a wild pitch himself, but from the fourth inning onward, he carried runner every inning through the sixth inning but never allowed the game to take the lead.

The lineup, eager to respond to strong pitching, hit three consecutive hit inning against the opposing starter Shinya Sugai pitcher from the fifth inning onward, but failed to score. Still, in the top of the ninth, with one out and runners on first and third on an error by Ryusei Terachi and an hit, Atsuki Tomosugi hit a safety squeeze to take the lead. With two outs and runners on second and third, he added another run on an error by an opponent.

In the bottom of the ninth inning tied 3-1, the fourth pitcher Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed out the game with no runs, ending the game. pitcher Mouri pitched well in 6 innings, throwing 84 pitches, 4 hit 1 Walk, 3 strike out 1 runs. The third rider, Shota Suzuki pitcher, marked his third win of the season. The batting lineup has Ryusei Ogawa players with 2 hit, and Teraji has recorded his first hit in 21 at-bats.

Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions had starter pitcher Sugai throw 103 pitches in 7 innings, 6 hit 2 Walk 3 strike out 1 runs. He threw the longest 7 inning of the season. In the lineup, Nevin and Kazunari Ishii each recorded two hit, but a series of errors on defense late in the game resulted in painful lose.

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Ro Kaito Mori-Shunsuke Nakamori- ○ Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama
Shinya Sugai-Hiroshi Kaino- ● Shunsuke Sato-Masaya Kuroda

Written by Ao Yokoyama