On October 6th at 18:00, the 25th game between Chiba Lotte Marines Seibu Lions Saitama will be held on Zozo Marine Stadium.

[Head-to-head Record] Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (2nd place) 11 wins, 13 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Chiba Lotte Marines: Luccie pitcher 5 games, 1 win, 2 losses, ERA 3.10
Saitama Seibu Lions: Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher 22 games, 11 wins, 8 losses, ERA 3.37

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher is Lucesy pitcher. In September, he pitched in 4 games, recording a 1-2 losing record, but in 3 of those games, he pitched 7 or more innings and closer within 3 runs. Can he earn his first win in a month? In the batting lineup, Koki Yamaguchi has recorded 4 Home Run in his last 3 games. He is just two runs away from Ryoya Kurihara (40 Home Run). He aims for the Home Run championship in the final game of the season.

Meanwhile, Saitama Seibu Lions has Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher in the starting mound. This season, they have been part of the starting rotation throughout the year and are within 4 inning of reaching the required innings pitched for the first time in two years since 2024. In their last two games, they struggled with 4.0 innings and 6 runs and 5.1 innings 7 runs, but in Chiba Lotte Marines games, they are 4-1, showing a strong match.