The 6th round game between Chiba Lotte and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be played on May 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Zozo Marine Stadium.

The winner will be Chiba Lotte (6th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st place), 3-2.

Preliminary Round
Chiba Lotte: Haruya Tanaka pitcher 4 games, 2-2, ERA 1.96
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher 5 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 1.23

Chiba Lotte The starter of Haruya Tanaka pitcher pitched two games against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and pitched 7 innings no runs and 5 innings 2 runs, both of which were win pitcher. Will he pitch well again in this game and get his third win? On the batting line, Atsuki Tomosugi The number of consecutive hit innings in which a player has batted in a game is "6".

Against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher will face Chiba Lotte for the first time this season. Last season, they won two games and ERA 0.59, showing their good chemistry. They should show their good chemistry again this season. We would like to support them with our batting lineup, Kazunari Ishii The team's top players have recorded a .519 batting average for the month of May.

Text by Yohkazu Sonoda

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