On April 4, the second game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka Softbank in Zozo Marine Stadium ended with Fukuoka Softbank win 5-2.

Fukuoka Softbank started Haru Matsumoto pitcher. In the beginning, it closer to 1 hit 2 Walk runs draws until the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 5th inning, he was hit by a timely hit by a Kyota Fujiwara player from 2nd base with 1 out and allowed the first inning, but after the 6th inning, he made the game with 1 runs in the 7th inning with a dangerous pitch.

On the other hand, the batting line advanced runner to the scoring range three times by the 6th inning, but did not score. Still, in the top of the 7th inning chasing one run, 2 Walk and Ukyo Shuto players infield hit to make it 2 outs and bases loaded. Here, Tatsuru Yanagimachi player hit a timely doble of sweep 's 3-pointers to turn the game around. Furthermore, in the top of the 8th inning, Takashi Umino player persisted and hit No. 1 2 runs on the 10th pitch, extending the lead to 4 runs.

In the bottom of the ninth, 3rd runner Hernandez pitcher was in a pinch with 2 outs on 2nd and 3rd base in 2 Walk, and lost 1 run due to a catch, but Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher was replaced by Koki Yamaguchi He finished off the player with a mid-fly and the game ended with a score of 5-2. Starter Haru Matsumoto pitcher pitched 7 innings with a tenacious pitch strike out 5 hit 3 Walk 6 1 runs and his second win of the season. In the batting lineup, Yanagimachi, the final hitter, recorded 2 hit, and Kai fielder’s choice recorded Home Run for the first time since the 2024 season.

In the losing Chiba Lotte Marines, starter Haruya Tanaka pitcher pitched 6 innings with 3 hit 3 walks Hit by Pitch 8 strike out no runs. The batting line scored bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th inning at the end of the game, but no runs. The good opportunity in the bottom of the ninth inning was only one run. Misho Nishikawa and Atsuki Tomosugi have scored 2 hit in the game.

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So ○ Haru Matsumoto-Hikaru Kimura- Hernandez - S Kazuki Sugiyama
Haruya Tanaka- ● Shuta Takano- Miyazaki Hayate -Naoya Masuda

Text by Mao Tsutsui