On June 28, the eighth round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka Softbank held in Zozo Marine Stadium ended in a 3-3 draw.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher was Kazuya Ojima pitcher. He escaped the bases loaded crisis with two outs in the first inning, but in the top of the second, Tomoya Masaki hit his ninth three-run homer to give the team the lead. He was pulled after 53 pitches in 2 innings, 5 hit 3 Walk 3 runs.

The lineup struggled against the opposing starter, Haru Matsumoto pitcher, with only 1 hit through the 4th inning. However, in the bottom of the fifth, with Aito and Ryusei Ogawa hit out, runners on first and third, Misho Nishikawa scored a run between infield grounders. Furthermore, with two outs and a runner on first, Koki Yamaguchi 's 11th two-run homer was blasted, bringing the game back to square one.

From the third inning, Shuta Takano pitcher runs 2 inning in the bullpen. In the top of the sixth, third pitcher Akira Yagi pitcher faced a crisis with one out and runners on second, but Keisuke Sawada pitcher managed to get through the challenge, giving the next hitter a Hit by Pitch. From the 7th inning onward, Shunsuke Nakamori pitcher, Shota Suzuki pitcher, and Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher each retired the first inning closer three outs.

The game went into extra inning games: the top of the 10th, the top of the 11th was Fumiya Ono pitcher, and the top of the 12th was Castillo. pitcher holds on without runs. In the bottom of the 12th, a hit was scored, but it didn't lead to a run, and the game ended 3-3. After pitcher Kojima stepped down, Chiba Lotte Marines relief team 8 pitcher performed a runs relay. In the lineup, Yamaguchi delivered a 2-hit 2-RBI performance, including a single homer.

Meanwhile, Fukuoka Softbank started Haru Matsumoto pitcher 5 innings with 101 pitches, 5 hit 4 Walk 7 strike out 3 runs. The lineup hit 11 hit, surpassing their opponents, but from the sixth inning onward, they only hit 2 hit sporadically. Notably, Ryuta Hirose has recorded 3 hit.

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Haru Matsumoto-Yuki Tsumori- Osuna -Gota Suzuki Yuki Matsumoto Suzuki Gota -Taiga Kamichatani-Yusuke Ito
Kazuya Ojima-Shuta Takano-Akira Yagi-Keisuke Sawada-Shunsuke Nakamori-Shota Suzuki- Yokoyama Rikuto Yokoyama-Fumiya Ono- Castillo

Written by Aoi Nishijima