◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 3-2 Lotte (19th, Maebashi)

Seibu Lions came from behind to defeat Lotte and successfully maintained their lead in the standings. win the first game of six consecutive series in May.

In the 3rd inning, 0-1, Manaya Nishikawa outfielder (26) brought in the tying run with his second solo shot to right field. Nishikawa slowly circled the diamond and came back alive, and he was happy to "finish it off with a shot," he said, hanging the customary "damn big necklace" around his neck, which is put on hitter in front of the bench after he Home Run gave up a shot.

In the fourth inning, Hasegawa hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to take the lead. Starting pitcher Takeuchi gave up seven hit but managed to hold the lead when necessary, earning his third win of the season with seven innings pitched and only one allowed.

Last year, on May 27th, they lost 1-3 to Rakuten in Rakuten Eagles. On this day, they secured a victory and delivered win to the fans in Gunma. Manager Nishiguchi expressed his delight, saying, "The tickets were completely sold out, and I'm truly happy that we were able to deliver win in front of so many fans."