On June 10, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba Lotte Marines lost 4-11.

Starting pitcher Kaito Mori pitcher gave the leadoff hitter Yuki Okabayashi a Walk in the first inning, but then allowed the lead with a timely doble by Kojo Ukai. Then, with two outs and runners on first and second, Seiya Hosokawa hit a two-run doble and Takaya Ishikawa hit his fourth two-run homer, giving up five runs in one go. They gave up 1 runs in the top of the second, then gave up Ukai's fifth bases loaded home run in the top of the third, leading to a 10-run run chase from the start.

On the other hand, the lineup failed to find a good opportunity with opposing starter Yorinosuke Sakurai pitcher, unable to score through three innings. However, in the bottom of the fourth, Koki Yamaguchi hit his seventh solo homer, bringing in one run.

pitcher Mouri left the mound after 3 innings with 98 pitches, 9 hit, 4 walks Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 10 runs. From the top of the fourth inning, the 2-inning pitcher was a good reliever, with Akira Yagi pitcher hit a 1-runs out. The third pitcher, Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher, hit sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth for a runs, and in the top of the seventh, he recorded three consecutive struck out.

Then, in the bottom of the 7th, with one out, the lineup connected, and Naonori Yasuda and Atsuki Tomosugi scored two runs with timely hits. In the top of the ninth, Naoya Masuda pitcher connected with no runs, and in the bottom of the ninth, with Yasuda and Eito Takabe hitting in succession, two outs with runners on first and second, and Misho Nishikawa hit a timely hit to score a run. However, in the end, Ko Matsukawa was shot down to the right side, ending the match.

Chiba Lotte Marines, who lost 11-4, saw Yasuda record his first three-hit slam of the season. Yamaguchi, Soto, and Takabe each mark 2 hit.

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Middle ○Yorinosuke Sakurai-Kunitada Shinozaki
Ro ● Kaito Mori-Akira Yagi-Koshiro Sakamoto-Naoya Masuda

Written by Ryo Aritake