On July 23, in the 14th round match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles won a close 4-3 victory.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Tatsuki Koja pitcher, gave up the lead in the first inning with two outs and a runner on second on Naonori Yasuda 's RBI hit. Still, in the top of the third inning, with two outs and a runner on third, Ryosuke Tatsumi hit a timely hit to tie the game. However, in the bottom of the fifth, with one out and a runner on first, Kyota Fujiwara and Koki Yamaguchi gave up consecutive RBI hits, giving up a two-run lead. In the bottom of the sixth, he retired all three batters in order, closer the mound after 99 pitches, 7 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 3 runs.

The lineup hit three consecutive hits from the leadoff line in the top of the fifth, but the next hitter was defeated by struck out and double play. Still, in the top of the seventh, with a series of hits and Walk, they made it two outs bases loaded, and Itsuki Murabayashi hit a two-run single to tie the game. In the bottom of the inning, Ryu Kutani pitcher closer with no runs. Then, in the top of the 8th inning, with two outs, Daisuke Nakashima reached base at triple, and Ryuya Taira hit a go-ahead RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, Katsutoshi Tai pitcher connected, and in the bottom of the ninth, Shoma Fujihira pitcher closed the game, ending the game 4-3. Second pitcher pitcher Kutani earned his first professional win. In the lineup, Nakajima marked 4 hit, totaling 12 hit and 4 runs, capitalizing on opportunities late in the game to seize win.

The Chiba Lotte Marines Kaito Mori pitcher starting pitcher after losing pitched 4.0 innings, 7 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out 1 runs. "In the inning where we runs, we got ahead of the ball and the tempo dropped. We wanted to pitch at least five innings, but it was really thanks to Yagi-san. We need to be able to throw longer inning," he reflected. The lineup scored 7 hit 3 runs, but the bullpen collapsed in the final moments and they narrowly lost.

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Tatsuki Koja Ryu Kutani- ○ Katsutoshi Tai-Shoma Fujihira
Kaito Mori-Akira Yagi-Fumiya Ono-Shunsuke Nakamori- ● Shota Suzuki-Keisuke Sawada

Written by Aoi Nemoto