The fifth round match between Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held on April 11 at 5:00 p.m. at Belluna Dome.

Saitama Seibu Lions (6th) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) 1-3

The first game will be held at the same time as the first game.
Saitama Seibu Lions: Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher 2 games 0-1, ERA 3.00
Chiba Lotte Marines Saitama Haruya Tanaka pitcher 2 games, 1-0, ERA 0.00

Saitama Seibu Lions is Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher is a starter. In his last appearance, he pitched 7 innings of 2 hit no runs games, his most in a single game with 10 strike out. Chiba Lotte Marines runs This time, he will start off strong closer and see if he can get his first win win of the season.

Against Chiba Lotte Marines, Kyuto Ueda The day before the game, the team had a new player join the army. He entered starting line-up as the No. 3 second baseman and hit doble in his second at-bat. He started and Haruya Tanaka pitcher He has pitched well in both of his two starts this season, going six innings runs without allowing a hit. Ueda's batting average has improved to .400 in his farm days, and we hope he can bring some relief to the team.

Text by Kainagi Niwa