On October 2, in the 24th match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka Softbank held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Fukuoka Softbank win 4-3.

The lineup took the lead in the first inning with Kensuke Kondo 's 32nd solo homer, marking their fourth consecutive game. Starting pitcher Yugo Maeda pitcher started pitch with runner on his back, and in the bottom of the fourth, Kota Inoue hit his eighth solo home run to tie the game. The game remained 1-1 through the seventh inning, and Yu Maeda pitcher advanced to his longest mound in the eighth inning, but gave up Toshiya Sato 's 18th two-run homer, allowing the game to take the lead.

Yu Maeda pitcher left the mound after 7.2 innings, 122 pitches, 9 hit 1 Walk, 9 strike out 3 runs, and the remaining hitter in the bottom of the 8th was closer Gota Suzuki pitcher. Then, in the top of the 9th, Kensuke Kondo leadoff player Walk and Ryoya Kurihara hit created a good opportunity, and Yudai Yamamoto hit his sixth three-run homer to take the lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher closed the gap, extending their winning streak to seven games.

For the losing Chiba Lotte Marines, starting pitcher Haruya Tanaka pitcher pitched well in 6 innings, throwing 90 pitches, 5 hit, 2 Walk, and 1 runs. The lineup managed to take the lead with 2 Home Run, but closer Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher miscalculated. Notably, Katsuya Kakunaka pitched 3 At Bat hit in his retirement game, but he played left and right field, bidding farewell to his playing career.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
M 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3

S Yugo Maeda-○Gota Suzuki-S Kazuki Sugiyama
M Haruya Tanaka-Shota Suzuki-Shunsuke Nakamori-●Rikuto Yokoyama

Text by Minagi Niwa