On August 8, in the 19th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 4-1.

Chiba Lotte Marines took the lead in the bottom of the 1st with a timely doble by player Naonori Yasuda, and with two outs and a runner on third, Soto hit his 15th two-run homer, giving the team a 4-run lead from the first inning. Starting pitcher Jackson pitcher closed the crucial moments pitch, pitching 7 innings with 111 pitches, 4 hit, 3 walks, 3 Hit by Pitch walks, 3 strike out, and no runs. The game went into the final battles with a 4-0 lead.

In the top of the 8th, Shota Suzuki pitcher retired all three batters, and in the top of the 9th, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher took the mound again. A flurry of hits put them in trouble, and although Ryoto Kita allowed one run on a timely hit, they held the lead and closed out the game. Chiba Lotte Marines Jackson pitcher earned his eighth win of the season.

The losing Orix Buffaloes was Ryuhei Sotani pitcher, making his first first-team start since June, pitching 5 hit 7 strike out 4 runs 5 innings. Although he had 4 runs in the first inning, he limited the pitch to 1 hit from the second onward, and the relief team ran a relay without runs, but the batting lineup was unable to provide support.

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O ● Ryuhei Sotani-Shota Abe-Ryoga Tomiyama-Raiku Katayama
○Jackson -Shota Suzuki-Rikuto Yokoyama

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa