◆パ・リーグ　ロッテ１―５日本ハム（１４日・ＺＯＺＯマリン）

Lotte lost the first game of their series against Nippon-Ham, suffering their third straight loss. After a five-game losing streak, win against Seibu Lions on the 10th, but then suffered three consecutive losses starting on the 11th, bringing their recent record to 1 win and 8 losses in nine games. This season, they have a record of 5 wins and 11 losses in 16 games, putting them 6 games below .500.

Jackson, the right-handed starting pitcher making his first appearance at his home stadium, ZOZO Marine Stadium, since transferring from DeNA, walked Mizuno and Kiyomiya consecutively in the first inning, putting runners on first and second with one Walk. He then gave up an RBI single to Gunji, allowing the opposing team to score the first run.

In the second inning, Terachi hit his second solo home run of the season to tie the game, but in the fourth inning, Mizuno hit a two-run doble to give the opposing team the lead. Jackson gave up a home run to Tamiya in the sixth inning, and then another run. In the end, he threw 114 pitches over seven innings, giving up six hit, six Hit by Pitch Home Run, and four runs, suffering his second loss of the season.

The batting line was Teraji's shot in the second inning, and in the match against Nippon-Ham and Tatsu, he scored his first run in the 29th inning for ZOZO. However, after the third inning, it was adorned by them.

If they lose, they will lose 5 cards in a row on the 15th, and the second-place left-hander in the draft, Mori (Meiji University), will start. The batting line will support the rookie, who has been in charge of the opening pitcher of the season and continues to pitch well with 1 win and 0 losses in 2 games, with a ERA of 1.50, and want to prevent a 4-game losing streak.