On May 18 at 2:00 p.m., Zozo Marine Stadium will host the 7th round game between Chiba Lotte and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham.

The winner will be Chiba Lotte (6th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st place), 3 wins and 3 losses.

[Preliminary Round.
Chiba Lotte: Boss pitcher 6 games 2-2, ERA 2.62
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham：Kota Tatsu pitcher 1-0 in 1 games, ERA 1.50

Chiba Lotte is Boss pitcher starting in the middle eight days; in their last meeting on April 25, he pitched 6 innings, 78 pitches, 3 hit 2 Walk 7 strike out 1 runs and was win pitcher good. He has also pitched well in his last two starts, both of which resulted in HQS with 7 inning 1 runs. Can he get his third win in this game as well, leading the team to win pitch?

Against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, Yuya Gunji In May, he has played 7 games and has 19 At Bat 3 hit hits for a monthly batting average of .158 (as of pre-game). Nevertheless, he has hit . hit in the last two games in a row and is showing signs of recovery with a 2 hit 4 RBI against Orix on May 15, so we hope he can make his presence felt with the bat in this game as well.

Text by Aoi Nishijima

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