◆パ・リーグ　ロッテ３―２日本ハム（２３日・ＺＯＺＯマリン）

Nippon-Ham lost a close game, extending their losing streak to two games. Their lead in the standings has fallen to 11 games. The gap between them and second-place Seibu Lions has widened to 3 games.

After the game, manager Shinjo said, "Things will happen as they will. Everyone is fighting their hardest, so there will be times when we lose and times when we win, and the most important thing is how we continue that momentum when we win. We've lost two games in a row, but I'm sure we can stop that and go on a winning streak. This team can do that." After a rest day on the 24th, they will face off against second-place Seibu Lions at Belluna Dome starting on the 25th.

Regarding the fact that Tatsumi, who was scheduled to start the previous day, was on the bench, he explained, "It was temporary. Of course. It rained yesterday."