◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Lotte (14th, Belluna Dome)

Lotte pitcher Kazuya Ojima (30) achieved his 1000th innings pitched pitched in the game against Seibu Lions on the 14th (at Belluna Dome). He is the 376th player in professional baseball to reach this milestone.

Kojima took mound with just 2 1/3 innings remaining to reach the milestone. closer the side in order in the first inning, but in the second inning, with one out, he gave up a solo home run to Ishii to right field. In the third inning, he gave up a single to Genda, the leadoff hit, but prevented him from stealing second base. Having reached 1000 innings pitched pitched, Kojima returned to the dugout at first base after finishing the third inning and held up the commemorative board that had been handed to him to the fans in the stands.

Kojima was born in Saitama Prefecture and joined the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2018 as the third overall pick in the draft after attending Urawa Gakuin High School and Waseda University. In his eighth season this year, he has a record of 4 wins and 6 losses with ERA 3.41 in 13 games prior to his last appearance.