On August 13, in the 17th game between Fukuoka Softbank and Chiba Lotte Marines held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Chiba Lotte Marines win 4-3.

In the top of the second inning, Kyuto Ueda hit his sixth two-run homer to take the lead. In the top of the fifth, Kyota Fujiwara and Misho Nishikawa hit consecutive hits, putting runners on first and third with no outs, and added one run between infield grounders. In the top of the sixth, Ryusei Ogawa hit his second solo homer.

Starting pitcher Haruya Tanaka pitcher was his first first-team mound in two months, but he was runs through four innings at crucial moments. In the bottom of the fifth, Tomoya Masaki allowed two runs on timely doble by player , but he didn't give up the lead and retired the mound with 92 pitches over six innings, 4 hit, 4 Walk, 8 strike out, and 2 runs.

From the 7th inning onward, the relievers connected with no hit runs, and in the end, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed the game with a run allowed by 1 run. Ogawa recorded two hit including Home Run, and pitcher Tanaka earned their second win, their first win since March 28. The losing Fukuoka Softbank saw starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher leave the mound after two runs in the middle of the second inning. The lineup closed the gap to one run in the bottom of the ninth after a series of hits, but couldn't land a single home run.

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○ Haruya Tanaka-Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama
●C. Stewart Jr. - Kobayashi Juto -Gota Suzuki-Yusuke Ito

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa