◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Orix Buffaloes 18th Round (7th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines Kaihide Takahashi pitcher made his professional debut. He threw a 1-inning and delivered a hit with a 1-Walk 1-strike out runs pitching performance.

In the top of the ninth, trailing by 4 runs, he came in as the third pitcher. He gave full count to Walk to the leadoff Ryo Ota, but retired the following Kotaro Kobayashi player with four pitches for a double play hit. He then took a count 2-0 lead against Ryoto Kita, but then swung and missed three pitches to get struck out, ending his professional debut.

pitcher Takahashi joined Chiba Lotte Marines as the second pick in the developmental draft from the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the Shikoku Island League Plus. He pitched 17 games in the farm league, totaling 20 inning, and posted an impressive earned runs 0 record, signing a contract with the main team on July 30.