◆ Pacific League League: Lotte vs. Seibu Lions (3rd, ZOZO Marine Stadium)
Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher, Kaima Taira left the game after the first inning. It appears that something was wrong with him.
In the first inning, two Walk led to timely hits by Polanco and Aito, resulting in two runs being scored against them. From the second inning, Ryota Itokawa came in as the second pitcher in an emergency relief effort.
Seibu Lions had just returned to a .500 winning percentage in the game against the same opponent on the 2nd. A win in this game would give them a three-game sweep against the same opponent and put them into a winning record.
Prior to this game, Taira had started five games this season, maintaining a strong record of 2 wins and 0 losses with ERA of 0.49. All we can do now is pray for his safety.
![[Photo] Kasumi Mori throws the first pitch in a miniskirt! "She was incredibly cute."](https://hochi.news/images/2024/09/14/20240914-OHT1I51169-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Lotte vs. Seibu Lions](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Seibu Lions] Kazunari Ishii hits a home run for the first time since the fourth game of the season, bringing their winning percentage to 50%! Canario hits a home run! Long-awaited first home runs for two new players.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51507-L.jpg)
![[Seibu Lions] Two consecutive wins against Lotte bring their winning percentage back to .500 for the first time since March 31st! Five consecutive away wins. New players Canario and Kazunari Ishii hit their first home runs since joining the team Natsuki Takeuchi his second win.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51389-L.jpg)
![[Seibu Lions] Kazunari Ishii hits his first home run since joining the team: "I was able to ride the wind at Marine Stadium well." The 31-year-old joined as a free agent from Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51325-L.jpg)
