On August 20, the 17th round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, with Chiba Lotte Marines win 4-3.

The lineup created a good opportunity in the first inning with three consecutive hits by Kyota Fujiwara, Misho Nishikawa, and Koki Yamaguchi, taking the lead by one run in the double play at-bat. In the top of the second, an error led to additional runs. Starting pitcher Kazuya Ojima pitcher pitched tenaciously despite carrying runner from the start. They closer runs through five innings and went into the first half 2-0.

In the bottom of the sixth, pitcher Kojima gave up one run on Naoki Sato sacrifice fly, but the lineup added two more runs in the top of the seventh with one out bases loaded and Toshiya Sato doble. However, in the bottom of the seventh, the second pitcher Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher gave up McCuscar's 18th two-run homer. Although the match was once again within a one-point gap, the remaining two inning were sealed by Shota Suzuki pitcher and Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher.

Chiba Lotte Marines, who ended their losing streak at 3, saw starter pitcher Kojima throw 103 pitches over 6 innings, 6 hit, and 1 runs, earning their fifth win of the season. At the plate, Nishikawa marked 3 hit. For the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, starting pitcher Kenta Maeda pitcher threw 113 pitches and 7 hit 2 runs (earned runs 1) over 6 innings, but the lineup couldn't capitalize on their good opportunities.

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○ Kazuya Ojima-Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S Rikuto Yokoyama
Rakuten ● Kenta Maeda Sora Suzuki-Masaya Nishigaki- Marte

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa