On April 14, in the fourth match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-1.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham In the top of the 1st inning, with 2 Walk and no outs, runners on first and second, Yuya Gunji player hit a timely hit with one out to take the lead. Starter Kota Tatsu pitcher gave up a hit to the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 1st inning, but the trailing runners broke off and got up. In the bottom of the second, the leadoff Ryusei Terachi hit his second solo home run to tie the game, but the team recovered and retired all three in order in the closer of the third and fourth innings.

In the top of the fourth inning, the lineup took the lead with two outs and bases loaded with Reyes' hit and Hit by Pitch to the fourth inning, and Tatsuki Mizuno scored two runs in a timely doble to take the lead. In the top of the sixth, Yua Tamiya hit his second solo homer, making the score 4-1. From the sixth inning onward, pitcher allowed runner every inning but closed key moments, and in the bottom of the eighth, he held out with one out and runners on first and second and left the game with no runs. The lineup added one run in the top of the ninth with a wild pitch. In the bottom of the ninth, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher faced a bases loaded crisis with one out, but runs held on to end the game 5-1.

win Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started pitcher Tatsu with 121 pitches over 8 innings, 5 hit, 2 Walk, 7 strike out, and 1 runs for his first win of the season. The lineup ended their losing streak at 2 with a total of 6 hit and 5 runs, including Reyes marking 2 hit.

On the losing side, Chiba Lotte Marines started by Jackson pitcher, who threw 114 pitches over 7 innings, 6 hit 6 walks Hit by Pitch 8 strike out 4 runs. The lineup was Misho Nishikawa and Kyota Fujiwara, with two hit, totaling six hit but only one run, marking their third straight loss.

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Nichi ○ Kota Tatsu-Taisei Yanagawa
● Jackson -Koshiro Sakamoto- Hayate Miyazaki

Written by Riyoko Niwa