Akira Yagi delivered a strong relief performance, pitching 2.1 runs innings and preventing Orix Buffaloes from gaining ground.

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Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Akira Yagi © Pacific League TV
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Akira Yagi © Pacific League TV

◇ Chiba Lotte Marines vs. Orix Buffaloes Game 5 (22nd, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte Marines 's Akira Yagi pitcher showed good relief with 2.1 runs no hits.

Starter Kaito Mori pitcher was hit by a 3-run hit by Kotaro Kobayashi player, and was replaced by Yagi pitcher when he was still on first base with 2 outs. He hit the follow-up player Ryo Ota with two pitches to the right and dodged the chase. In the top of the 6th inning, the 3-way retirement was closer, and in the top of the 7th inning, he gave up a runner with 2 outs and Walk, and finished off the follow-up Seymour player with a infield grounder on 1 pitch.

Last season, he appeared in 27 games, the most as a professional. This season, in his fifth year, he scored his first professional win on the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham on the 15th, and the next day he also marked his second win with a hit runs draw in two innings.

Text: Aoi Nishijima

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Akira Yagi delivered a strong relief performance, pitching 2.1 runs innings and preventing Orix Buffaloes from gaining ground.