◆パ・リーグ　ロッテ１―５日本ハム（１４日・ＺＯＺＯマリン）

Nippon-Ham pitcher Kota Tatsu (22) earned his first win of the season in his third start of the season, pitching eight innings, allowing five hit and one runs. He strike out threw 121 pitches, with his fastest pitch reaching 153 km/h. With this win, all six pitchers who made the opening day rotation—Ito, Arihara, Hosono, Kitayama, and Kato Takashi—have now recorded win.

At ZOZO, he had a 27-inning scoreless runs in his first four professional games, but in the second inning leading the 1-0 series, Teraji hit his second solo homer, marking his first runs in the 29th inning.

The offense scored 5 hit on 6 hits, including a go-ahead RBI double by doble, his first of the season batting leadoff, and a solo home run by Tamiya (his second of the season), to beat Lotte's starting pitcher Jackson. The team snapped their two-game losing streak and increased their lead to 1 game above .500.