◆パ・リーグ　ロッテ５―３日本ハム（１４日・ＺＯＺＯマリン）

Nippon-Ham lost to Lotte, ending their season-high five-game winning streak. A win would have put them in a winning position for the first time in a month since April 14th, but they are now back to a deficit of one game.

Starting pitcher Hosono gave up the lead in the first inning on Nishikawa's single to right, then gave up Sato's five-run two-run homer with two outs and a runner on first, giving up three runs first. From the second inning onward, he rallied around a fastball topping out at 154 km/h, and was runs through the fifth inning. However, leading the sixth inning with the score 1-3, Nishikawa hit his second solo homer and gave up a painful fourth run. After leaving two outs and facing Inoue at right-handed hitter, he switched to right-hand man Yamamoto. Hosono did not achieve his second win since March 31 against Lotte (ESCON), when he threw 82 pitches during the sixth inning, 7 hit 7 strike out, and 4 runs to achieve no hitter. "We gave up a run in the first inning, but I decided there was no point in dragging it out and switched gears, trying to hold on as I pitched. The Home Run in the sixth inning is really frustrating," he reflected.

The offense mounted a comeback in the ninth inning with solo home runs from Asama and Kiyomiya Yuki, narrowing the gap to two runs, but it wasn't enough.