◆ Pacific League Rakuten 4-1 Lotte (20th, Rakuten Mobile)
Lotte snapped a two-game losing streak in hostile territory and fell to 7-10 with a season-high tying debt of three. Starter Nishino gave up a three-run shot to Nakajima in the second inning and took his second loss in the fifth inning at 4-runs. The offense was Rakuten and scored one run in 7 hit before starter Gu Xie and his 4 pitcher.
Manager Yoshii was unable to celebrate his 60th birthday with a win. It was the third consecutive year since he took over that he lost on his birthday. He said, "They scored one point," as they had been shutouts the previous two years, but he was still frustrated. Regarding Home Run Nishino gave up, he said, "This is baseball, too. I want him to be more careful next time."
He lost consecutive games to Kosha, who was shut out in the match on the 6th. "Not only against pitcher, but against left-handed pitcher, I haven't been able to score any points so far. There are other left-handed pitcher, so I'll have to think about it. I want to do something about left-handed pitcher," he said, pointing out that overcoming his allergy to left-handed pitchers is an issue. Starting on the 22nd, he will face two consecutive games against Seibu (ZOZO).
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