On August 23, in the 18th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines win 3-2.

Chiba Lotte Marines starter Jackson pitcher allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base in the first inning with a Walk. In the next hitter, after throwing the first pitch, rain intensified and the game was temporarily suspended, but after resuming, Tatsuki Mizuno flied out to right and Reyes hit a double play hit, escaping the runs without a single to get through the game. After three inning, he retired all three ba closer tters in order, and in the top of the fifth, he gave up two Walk but did not allow any runs.

Meanwhile, the lineup took the lead in the bottom of the first with Kyota Fujiwara 's solo home run of leadoff hitting their seventh homer. Then, in the bottom of the third, with Fujiwara hitting a doble with one out and a runner on second, Misho Nishikawa added the second run with a timely single. However, in the top of the sixth, Jackson pitcher gave up their first hit of the game with one out, and with two outs, Reyes gave up his 27th two-run homer. The game was tied.

Still, in the bottom of the sixth, with Koki Yamaguchi hitting hit and Walk with two outs and runners on first and second, Ryusei Ogawa hit a timely doble to take the lead. In the top of the seventh, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher and in the top of the eighth, Shota Suzuki pitcher connected with solid relief. In the top of the ninth, with the team still leading by one run, the closer Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher had two outs and runners on first and second, but ultimately retired Yuma Imagawa swinging struck out to end the game.

After a rainout and three consecutive wins since June, Chiba Lotte Marines saw starting pitcher Jackson pitcher claim his ninth win with 101 pitches over six innings, 3 hit 3 Walk 5 strike out 2 runs, while pitcher Yokoyama reached 30 saves. The lineup includes Fujiwara hitting three hit including his third leadoff hitter home run of the season, while Ogawa has recorded two hit and one RBI. Meanwhile, the defeated Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Kohei Arihara pitcher pitched 92 pitches hit 8 1 walk Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 3 runs over 6 innings and couldn't get into the game. The lineup also lacked connection.

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Japan ● Kohei Arihara-Nao Miyanishi-Ren Fukushima
○Jackson -Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- S. Rikuto Yokoyama

Written by Ryo Aritake