On August 1, in the 15th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines held in ES CON FIELD, Chiba Lotte Marines win 5-3.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Long pitcher, started closer hit through the second inning. However, in the bottom of the third, Tatsuki Mizuno gave up the lead with his solo home run in his eighth homer.

In the top of the fourth, the lineup scored one run on a sacrifice fly by Soto, but after a long pitcher in the bottom of the fourth gave up the lead with sacrifice fly, they runs again with a timely hit in the bottom of the fifth. They retired the mound with 83 pitches in the fifth inning, 4 hit 4 Walk 2 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2).

However, in the top of the sixth, Naonori Yasuda and Koki Yamaguchi hit in succession, giving the game a one-out bases loaded opportunity. At this point, Shingo Ishikawa hit a timely two-run doble, bringing the game to the starting point. From the bottom of the sixth, Akira Yagi pitcher, Shota Suzuki pitcher, and Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher each connected the inning with no runs.

In the top of the ninth, with the score tied 3-3, Ryusei Ogawa leadoff reached base with hit. Next, Toshiya Sato hit his 12th solo home run to right field from count 2-1, taking the lead in the field. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher caused a jam with two outs and runners on first and third, but ultimately got Reyes to swing struck out to finish the game 5-3.

win Chiba Lotte Marines saw pitcher Nakamori earn his third win of the season and pitcher Yokoyama record his 27th save. In the lineup, cleanup hitter Yamaguchi has hit two hit that contribute to the runs. On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Takayuki Kato pitcher started with 106 pitches in 5.1 innings, 5 hit 3 Walk 3 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2). The fourth Ren Fukushima pitcher cried instantly.

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Ro Long -Akira Yagi-Shota Suzuki- ○ Shunsuke Nakamori- S Rikuto Yokoyama
Takayuki Kato-Kenta Uehara-Hiroya Shimamoto- Ren Ren Fukushima-Shoma Kanemura

Written by Yokazu Sonoda