On June 13, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Interleague 2026' between Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama DeNA held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines suffered a heavy defeat with a score of 6-16.

Chiba Lotte Marines The starting Haruya Tanaka pitcher was two runs at the start, including the first inning and timely doble. In the top of the 2nd inning, with one out and runners on first and second, he gave up a timely hit and gave up his 5th three-run homer to Shugo Maki. The Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher that replaced the team could not stop its momentum. He gave up 8 runs in this inning, including Atsushi Katsumata's first three-run homer.

In the top of the 4th, third pitcher Atsuya Hirohata pitcher gave up his third bases loaded home run to Tatsuo Ebina, bringing the score to 0-15. In the bottom of the fourth, with two outs and runners on first and second, Kyuto Ueda and Aito hit consecutive timely hits to score three runs and began their comeback. In the bottom of the fifth, Misho Nishikawa hit his sixth two-run homer, and in the bottom of the seventh, Ryusei Miyazaki hit his first solo homer.

In the top of the ninth, fifth pitcher Shuta Takano pitcher hit two infield hit homers, putting runners on first and second with one out, and with two outs, Takaki Watarai gave up a timely hit. The lineup wanted to pay them off, but in the bottom of the ninth, all three batters retired in order, ending the game. The opposing lineup hit 19 hit 16 runs Chiba Lotte Marines. Nishikawa hit his first Home Run in 12 games since the Hanshin Tigers game on May 30, and Miyazaki hit his first professional Home Run, but it was all in vain.

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De ○ Kentaro Shinoki - Louise - Naoki Wakamatsu - Marcelino
● Haruya Tanaka-Koshiro Sakamoto-Atsuya Hirohata-Naoya Masuda-Shuta Takano

Written by Ao Yokoyama