On July 16, in the 14th round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Belluna Dome, Chiba Lotte Marines win 4-3. They ended their losing streak at 4.

Chiba Lotte Marines started Kaito Mori pitcher. He closer retired all three batters in order through the second inning, allowed hit in the third but got no runs, and retired again in the fourth. However, in the bottom of the fifth, Seiya Watanabe allowed a run on a timely hit, and in the bottom of the sixth, he gave up three consecutive hit to leadoff and bases loaded with no outs. After Taiga Kojima sacrifice fly the game tied the game, he was taken out. Akira Yagi pitcher followed up and managed to break through the crisis.

On the other hand, the lineup took the lead with Misho Nishikawa hitting a timely single with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the third, giving the team two runs ahead. Although they couldn't score in the middle inning, in the top of the eighth inning, with the score tied, leadoff player Tsuyoshi Yamazaki reached base at Walk, and with consecutive hits by Kyota Fujiwara and Misho Nishikawa, the team reached a no-out bases loaded. At that point, Naonori Yasuda hit a two-run single to take the lead by two runs.

In the bottom of the seventh, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher retired all three batters in order, and in the bottom of the eighth, Shota Suzuki pitcher carried a runner but still had no runs. In the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher took the mound and gave up one run on Watanabe's timely hit, but the game ended with the lead maintained.

win Chiba Lotte Marines was pitch of Kaito Mori pitcher starting pitches with 75 pitches and 6 walks hit no walks Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 2 runs over 5.1 innings. On the other hand, the batting lineup had Misho Nishikawa players hit 3, and Ko Matsukawa and Yamazaki each recorded 2 hit.

For the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions, starting pitcher Yutaro Watanabe pitcher pitch 7.0 innings, throwing 103 pitches with 8 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch, 8 strike out, and 4 runs. In the lineup, Watanabe recorded 3 hit and Manaya Nishikawa 2 hit. Also, Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher pitched in Belluna Dome for the first time since 2023, holding his ground with two outs and runners on first and second, and finished the game with no runs.

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Kaito Kaito Mori-Akira Yagi- ○ Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama
West: Yutaro Watanabe-Masaya Kuroda-Ryosuke Moriwaki

Text by Mao Tsutsui