On July 4th, in the 10th round between Fukuoka Softbank and Chiba Lotte Marines held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Chiba Lotte Marines won decisively 8-1.

Chiba Lotte Marines took the lead in the first inning with the leadoff Kyota Fujiwara solo homer (his third homer). In the top of the second inning, with two outs and bases loaded, Fujiwara and Misho Nishikawa each scored consecutive bases, Walk. After Koki Yamaguchi hit a two-run single, Toshiya Sato and Soto also connected with consecutive RBI hits, extending the lead to 8-0.

Starting pitcher Long pitcher, who received heavy support from the start, allowed runners to reach base every inning through the sixth inning but failed to score with pitch that sealed key moments. He came up in the mound of the seventh inning, gave up Walk with one out, but retired the next batter, and retired the next batter, sending the longest streak since coming to Japan with 104 pitches, 6 hit, 3 Walk, 6 strike out empty-runs and the longest streak in mound.

In the bottom of the eighth, the second pitcher, Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher, runs out. In the bottom of the ninth, Shuta Takano pitcher gave up his 11th solo home run to Tomoya Masaki but did not allow any additional runs to finish the game. Starting pitcher Long pitcher pitched over 100 pitches, the most since arriving in Japan, earning his first NPB win. The lineup was 8 hit, including Ryusei Ogawa who recorded 2 hit. hit He scored 8 goals, matching the number of opponents, and did not miss any openings.

On the other hand, the losing Fukuoka Softbank had a bittersweet debut with starting developmental 8th round rookie Hokuto pitcher, throwing 65 pitches hit 5 3 Walk 8 runs over two innings. The lineup saw Masaki respond in the bottom of the ninth, but the team scored 7 hit and 1 run in a brilliant momentum.

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Ro ○ Long -Koshiro Sakamoto-Shuta Takano
● Hokuto-Taiga Kamichatani-Shunsuke Iwai-Toshiya Nakamura-Fuga Otake

Written by Ao Yokoyama