◆ Pacific League Lotte vs. Orix (2nd, Zozo Marine)

Orix pitcher Ryuhei Sotani left the game after six innings, giving up four hit one runs (0 earned), and striking out five strike out.

In the first inning, with two outs, an error and hit put the team in a pinch with runners on first and second. However, they managed to get Polanco, who had a batting average of .333 before the game, to hit a fly ball to center field, and they got through the inning without runs. In the second inning, closer all three batters.

In the third inning, with one out, Walk and an error by a teammate put the team in a pinch with runners on first and third, and Takabe gave up squeeze in front of the pitcher. Although they hit in this inning, they lost the first run.

In the fourth, with two outs, he allowed Ishigaki to doble down the left-field line, but he struck out Tamura on a wild pitch to end the struck out runs In the fifth, Tomosugi led off with a doble down the left-field line, and with one out, Nishikawa connected on a single up the middle to put runners on first and third. However, he struck out the next high struck out and with two outs, he was able to reach first base runner and third base while Nishikawa was sandwiched between first and second base runner and Tomosugi was called out for a touchdown.

In the 6th inning, he walked Soto, who was first up, putting him in a pinch with Walk on first and second with two outs, but he managed closer Tamura to a fly ball to center field. In the next inning, Nishino hit a two-run homer over the right field fence to take the lead. With the team leading 3-1, Furutajima, the second pitcher, took mound in the 7th inning.

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