On August 21, in the 17th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines won walk-off win 4-3.

Chiba Lotte Marines starter Haruya Tanaka pitcher gave up a run in the first inning with two outs in a series of hits. In the top of the third, he again Walk in a row with runners on first and second, and Reyes made timely doble to runs the game. Still, for the next four inning, he closer the opposing lineup to 1 hit, and after 7 innings with 112 pitches, 6 hit, 2 Walk, 5 strike out, 3 runs, he was taken out.

In the bottom of the fourth, with the lineup trailing by three runs, Koki Yamaguchi hit his 23rd solo home run to get one run back. Then, in the bottom of the seventh, Toshiya Sato hit his 13th solo homer, and in the bottom of the eighth, with one out and runners on first and second, Misho Nishikawa hit a timely single to restore the game.

From the 8th inning, the relief team connected the Fumiya Ono pitcher and Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher each with a inning without runs, sending the game into the extra inning series. In the top of the 10th, Shota Suzuki pitcher retired three consecutive struck out batters, and in the bottom of the 10th, the leadoff Kyota Fujiwara hit and Nishikawa's Walk created a good opportunity with runners on first and second and no outs. Here, Yamaguchi delivered a timely doble to finish the walk-off win.

win Chiba Lotte Marines, fourth pitcher pitcher Suzuki earned his sixth win of the season. The lineup featured Yamaguchi with 2 hit 2 RBI. On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Koki Kitayama pitcher pitched 7 innings with 111 pitches, 2 hit 1 Walk, 5 strike out 2 runs, but the relief staff couldn't hold up. Reyes also recorded 2 hit 2 RBI.

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Koki Kitayama-Shoma Kanemura-Mizuki Hori Kenta Uehara-Kotaro Seimiya
Team: Haruya Tanaka-Fumiya Ono-Rikuto Yokoyama-Shota Suzuki

Written by Aoi Nishijima