On March 27, in the first round of Farm regular season Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Oisix Niigata in Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines lost 0-5.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Yuki Karakawa pitcher, allowed runner in the top of the first inning due to an error by a teammate with two outs, but calmly hit the follow-up with a struck out. However, when he was hit by two runs in the top of the third inning, he still allowed sacrifice fly from second and third base with no outs, for a total of 3 runs. Still, in the top of the 4th and 5th innings, they closer to a three-way retirement and went down mound.

In the top of the 6th inning, Fumiya Ono pitcher closer runs, but in the top of the 8th inning, 3rd runner Seiun Akiyama pitcher hit consecutive hits to cause a pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base, and Walker's 2-run timely doble made the score 0-5. On the other hand, the batting line also scored 4 hit sporadically until the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Katsumi Ishigaki's Walk and sacrifice bunt, and Mitsumi Takano's hit, created a good opportunity with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base, but they could not score. In the bottom of the ninth, the game ended with a three-way retirement, and the game ended with a score of 0-5.

Starter Karagawa pitcher 5 innings 73 pitches, 5 hit no walks, Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 3 runs. The batting line also did not perform well with a total of 5 hit scoreless, and suffered consecutive losses.

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O 003000020 5
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O ○ Shotaro Kasahara - Kaito Irei - Tomoki Uemura
Ro ● Yuki Karakawa-Fumiya Ono-Seiun Akiyama

Written by Riyoko Niwa

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