
◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 1x-0 Lotte (1st, ES CON FIELD)
Lotte lost two straight games in a row with walk-off, and their 12th shutout loss of the season, bringing their fourth straight loss. With 17 wins and 31 losses in the 48 games before the interleague games, they are now 11.5 points behind the leader, Nippon-Ham, with a deficit of 14.
Starting pitcher Nippon-Ham threw 97 pitches in 8 innings, allowing only 2 hit no runs. However, the batting line did not support him and he was unable to grab his third win. Guerrero, who pitched in the 9th inning, gave up a walk-off run to leadoff batter Reyes, resulting in a third straight loss in this series against Nippon-Ham.
After the match, Coach Yoshii reflected on the tough battles since the start of the season, saying, "The players, staff, and coaches all worked really hard, but we couldn't win, and I feel like the coach didn't create that situation properly, so I'm very sorry."
The interleague games will begin with the The Giants game on the 3rd (ZOZO). "We'll just do what we can and go at it with an aggressive attitude," he said, looking ahead.
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