On August 27, in the third round of the farm regular season Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Yokohama DeNA held in Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines lost 5-7.

Starting pitcher Yuto Nakayama pitcher closer runner the second inning with one hit runs in two innings. Then, in the bottom of the second, with one out, Yu Tatematsu reached base at hit, and Ryusei Miyazaki hit his third two-run homer to take the lead. However, in the top of the third, second pitcher Yuta Ibaragi pitcher gave up bases loaded homers to Tomoya Inoue.

In the bottom of the fourth, Shingo Ishikawa 's solo home run of his seventh shot narrowed the gap to one run, but in the top of the fifth, third pitcher Raito Okumura pitcher runs three. Although the team was trailing by four runs, the lineup seized a bases loaded opportunity in the bottom of the seventh with a Walk, and with Shinya Matsuishi 's timely doble, the score was tied to 5-7.

From the sixth inning, he Riku Kikuchi pitcher two inning and the top of the ninth with Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher to keep the game runs. In the bottom of the ninth, trailing by two runs, he retired three batters in order, ending the game 5-7. Chiba Lotte Marines suffered three straight losses, and his consecutive days of heavy runs had a strong impact. At the plate, Tatematsu recorded two hit.

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De ○Sakaguchi Shohei - Kanebuchi Koki - Matsumoto Ryoto - S Yamazaki Koki
Yuto Nakayama Yuta Ibaragi-Raito Okumura-Riku Kikuchi-Koshiro Sakamoto

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa

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