Fukuya Yamazaki will make his first appearance and first start of the season. Hiroya Miyagi, who pitched well in the opening game, will make his second start of the season.

Pacific League Insight

2025.4.3(木) 19:01

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher [Photo: provided by the team]

The first game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Orix will be held at ES CON FIELD from 6:00 p.m. on April 4th.

[Last season's results] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Orix: 12 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Pitcher Fukuya pitcher 24 games played, 10 wins, 6 losses, ERA 3.17 (last season)
Orix: pitcher Hiroya Miyagi 1 game, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.13

pitcher made his first appearance and first start of the season. In the preseason, he had 3 wins and 0 losses in 4 games, with ERA 2.57. His most recent appearance was on March 26th against the Tokyo Yakult in the Eastern League. runs closer only Home Run run by Tetsuto Yamada, giving up 5 hit, no walks, 6 Hit by Pitch and 1 strike out 6 innings. He wants to get runs to a good start.

pitcher Hiroya Miyagi, who pitched a perfect game until the seventh inning in last week's opening game, will start for the second time this season. Last season, he had two wins and one loss in four games against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, ERA 1.14. He only pitched one game at ES CON FIELD on September 8 last year, but he pitched well, allowing six hit three Walk, 11 strike out one runs in 7.2 innings.

Look forward to a pitcher duel between the two teams' number 18s.

Text by Ayako Kikuchi