◆ Tateyama: "He's not the type of pitcher who gets into trouble with Walk, so I'm a bit worried."

On the 6th, Lotte, who had stopped their losing streak at three the previous day, lost the third game against Rakuten by 0-5. The starting pitcher for Lotte was Boss, who was making his home debut. In the first inning, two consecutive Walk and a wild pitch put the team in a pinch with runners on first and third with one out, and he allowed Toshiki Abe to hit the first run. In the third inning, doble and an infield hit put the team on first and third with no outs, and Abe's sacrifice fly gave up the second run. In the fourth inning, hit and stolen base put the team on second with one out, but Boss allowed a timely hit to Rui Muneyama, and he gave up his first runs since coming to Japan after hit 94 pitches in four innings, allowing 6 hits, 4 strike out, 4 walks BB.

In response to the boss' bittersweet pitch, which was his first start at home, Tsutomu Iwamoto, who appeared on Fuji TV ONE's "Professional baseball News 2025" broadcast on the 6th, asked, "You walked four Walk and gave up three runs, but did you feel the wind at Marine Stadium?" Shohei Tateyama responded, "It looked like he was having a hard time pitching, and in the first inning, he threw slider that went over the back of left-handed hitter, which was quite unthinkable. It started raining during the game, and I think his grip wasn't very good either." He added, "He's not the type to suffer from Walk, so I'm a bit worried. I hope he fixes that next time."

Iwamoto further encouraged the pitchers, saying, "In my opinion as pitcher, anything other than the heavy rain is just an excuse. I hope that you will quickly become pitcher can get used to the Marine Stadium and make use of the wind so that you won't be accused of making excuses."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2025"