SoftBank 5, at Lotte 6

CHIBA (Interstat) — Koki Yamaguchi hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Lotte Marines a 6-5, 10-inning victory over the SoftBank Hawks on Wednesday night at Chiba Marine Stadium. SoftBank scored five runs in the first inning, but the Marines chipped away, scoring once in the first, twice in the third and twice in the ninth to tie the game. Lotte finished with nine hits and SoftBank had eight. SoftBank made three sacrifice hits. Lotte reliever Rikuto Yokoyama pitched one scoreless inning to earn the win, improving to 1-2.… Read more...