On June 19, the ninth round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Zozo Marine Stadium saw Chiba Lotte Marines win 8-5.

Chiba Lotte Marines Starting pitcher Jackson pitcher gave up the lead in the first inning with McCuscar's fourth two-run homer. In the top of the third, with two outs and runners on second and third, Yoshiaki Watanabe allowed two runs on a timely two-run doble, and after 95 pitches in the fourth inning, he threw 6 hit 2 Walk 3 strike out 4 runs (earned runs 2) and was taken down the mound.

In the bottom of the second inning, Toshiya Sato started a comeback with a solo homer of the eighth homer. In the bottom of the third, with two outs, Atsuki Tomosugi and Misho Nishikawa hit consecutive hits, creating a good opportunity, and Soto hit a two-run single in a timely manner. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, Koki Yamaguchi hit his ninth solo homer, bringing the game back to square one.

The lineup's momentum didn't stop, and in the bottom of the sixth, Naonori Yasuda players hit hit and two Walk, creating a two-out, bases loaded opportunity. Aito succeeded in taking the lead with his first bases loaded homer. In the top of the 7th inning, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher and in the top of the 8th, Keisuke Sawada pitcher each runs 1 inning. In the top of the ninth, leading by 4 runs, Naoya Masuda pitcher gave up his sixth solo home run to Naoki Sato, but ultimately got McCuscar out to fly out to right.

win Chiba Lotte Marines secured his sixth win of the season with the second pitcher Akira Yagi pitcher pitching two innings without runs in a strong relief pitcher. The lineup saw Aito's first Home Run since his transfer to reach his first Grand Slam. Sato and Yamaguchi also hit once, and with extra-base hits, they scored a total of 9 hit 8 runs to take the lead and win.

On the other hand, the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started Kosei Shoji pitcher pitching 5 innings with 92 pitches, 5 hit 1 Walk, 5 strike out 4 runs. Although the lineup showed some connection and scored in the early stages, from the fourth inning onward they were only four hit ahead of the opponent's pitcher lineup.

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Kosei Shoji- ● Sora Suzuki-Daichi Shibata-Katsutoshi Tai
Ro Jackson - ○ Akira Yagi-Shunsuke Nakamori-Keisuke Sawada-Naoya Masuda

Written by Ao Yokoyama