Lotte 1, at Seibu 2

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — In a tense Sunday evening pitchers’ duel that stretched into extra innings, the Saitama Seibu Lions walked off with a 2-1 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines in 10 innings at Seibu Dome. The decisive blow came from designated hitter An-Ko Lin, whose solo home run to right field leading off the bottom of the 10th ended a game defined by stellar starting pitching and late-inning drama before a crowd of 26,180. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the ninth inning, transforming a scoreless stalemate into a sudden-death scenario. After eight innings of offensive futility,… Read more...