[Lotte] On the 5th, the team is in danger of losing the championship on their own. Manager Yoshihito Yoshii said, "They've taken them all out" to Atsuki Taneichi three hits in the first inning.

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2025.7.4(金) 22:31

6回1死一、二塁、坂本光士郎(右)の交代を告げにマウンドへ向かう吉井理人監督 (カメラ・豊田 秀一)

◆ Pacific League Orix 8-6 Lotte (4th, Hotto Kobe)

Lotte lost the first game against Orix and is now 14 points behind. If they lose the game on the 5th, their chances of winning the championship on their own will disappear.

Taneichi started the game and allowed 3 Home Run in the first inning and took his fifth loss in 6 runs (five earned) innings. The 12-hit offense, surpassing the Orix in the ninth hit, scored two runs in the eighth inning to cut the deficit to two, but it was not enough.

After the game, Manager Yoshii commented on Taneichi, who gave up three hits in the first inning, "He hit all of the straight pitches with one hit, so I think something was wrong. He's not that kind of pitcher. He can get fouls and strikeouts. Today, all of them were good hits." As for the batting line-up, which closed the gap to two runs, he said, "They did a really good job. I think fielder would have been discouraged by five runs in the first inning, but everyone concentrated and I think they made a good attack."

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[Lotte] On the 5th, the team is in danger of losing the championship on their own. Manager Yoshihito Yoshii said, "They've taken them all out" to Atsuki Taneichi three hits in the first inning.

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