On July 23, in the farm regular season game Chiba Lotte Marines Orix Buffaloes held in Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, the fourth round ended 5-0 in Chiba Lotte Marines win.

In the first inning, Hiromi Oka took the lead with his first leadoff hitter homer of the season, and in the bottom of the third, Polanco hit his fourth two-run homer. Starter Seiun Akiyama pitcher threw 39 pitches and 3 hit runs over 3 innings, despite facing trouble from the start. From the 4th inning, Ryota Nakamura pitcher and Yoshihide Takahashi pitcher each connected two inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, with one out and bases loaded, Shogo Nakamura hit a timely hit to add two runs, and in the top of the eighth, Riku Kikuchi pitcher finished his first appearance since the 1st with just nine pitches. In the top of the ninth, although Ryo Sakai pitcher bases loaded, he finished with no runs, completing the shutout game relay. Chiba Lotte Marines ended their losing streak. Oka and Polanco, who hit Home Run, both recorded two hit.

The losing Orix Buffaloes went scoreless for a total of 6 hit, including Seymour hitting two hit. Starter Sho Iwasaki pitcher runs 1 in 2 innings, and second pitcher Taiga Uehara pitcher also 2 runs in 4 innings, with runs overlapping early and unable to gain momentum.

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O Sho Sho Iwasaki-Taiga Uehara-Shota Abe-Ryoga Tomiyama-Seiryu Kotajima
Seiun Akiyama-Ryota Nakamura- Takahashi Kaishu -Riku Kikuchi-Ryo Sakai

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa

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