Chiba Lotte Marines win first Opening Day game in a close match. New foreign player Long pitches well, allowing no hit and no runs in the third inning.

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Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Long © Pacific League TV
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Long © Pacific League TV

On March 5th, the open match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium, and Chiba Lotte Marines was win 1-0.

Chiba Lotte Marines Starter rookie Kaidai Mori pitcher finished the first inning with two innings and three strikeouts. In the top of the 3rd inning, when Kyota Fujiwara player doble was born from 2 outs, Eito Takabe also followed with a infield hit to 1st and 3rd base. Here, Koki Yamaguchi player hit a timely hit to center fielder and scored one run.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, pitcher Mori closer to runs no and finished the mound. The relief team retired with three people, including Fumiya Ono pitcher stealing two struck out in the bottom of the fourth inning, and the 4th runner Long pitcher, who took the mound from the sixth inning, threw three inning hit runs. In the end, Koshiro Hiroike pitcher took the lead but escaped and won win 1-0. Fujiwara and Yamaguchi have recorded multiple hit.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, who lost, was unable to provide support as Rui Muneyama players finished 2 hit with 5 hit across the batting line. Starter Kosei Shoji pitcher pitched 5 innings with 6 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs, and 2nd runner Naoto Nishiguchi pitcher also pitched 3 inning with 2 hit no runs.

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○Mori Kaidai -Fumiya Ono-Shuta Takano- Long - S Koshiro Hiroike
Raku ● Kosei Shoji-Naoto Nishiguchi-Chia-Hao Sung

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa

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Chiba Lotte Marines win first Opening Day game in a close match. New foreign player Long pitches well, allowing no hit and no runs in the third inning.