On July 1, the 12th round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at York Kaiseizan Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture, with Chiba Lotte Marines win 5-0.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Tokito Kawamura pitcher, in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and bases loaded runner, but managed to get the next two bases out by two flyers. From the bottom of the third, the three inning retired in closer order, and from then on, they closed the pitch to prevent any runs. In the bottom of the seventh, he was in trouble with one out and runners on second and third, but closer consecutive fly balls to the next batters, he threw 113 pitches in the seventh inning, hit 6 , 3 strike out, 2 walks, Hit by Pitch no runs, and retired from mound.

In the top of the third, with two outs, Toshiya Sato hit his 10th two-run homer to take the lead. In the top of the sixth, Sato and Soto hit consecutive hits to runners on second and third, and the opponent added another run on a balled ball. Then, Ryusei Terachi and Atsuki Tomosugi hit consecutive RBI hits, giving the team a five-run lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, Akira Yagi pitcher and in the bottom of the ninth Naoya Masuda pitcher, ending the game 5-0. Starting pitcher pitcher Kawamura earned his first win of the season, and their pitching and hitting worked together to secure consecutive wins. The starting pitcher for the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, Ryota Takinaka pitcher, pitched 5.1 innings with 97 pitches, 8 hit, 4 walks, Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 5 runs (earned runs 4). The lineup marked a total of 7 hit, creating several good opportunities but failing to score a single hit, resulting in a shutout game loss.

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○ Tokito Kawamura-Akira Yagi-Naoya Masuda
Raku ● Ryota Takinaka-Sota Fujiwara-Haruto Nakagomi-Naoki Hihata

Written by Aoi Nemoto