On April 5 at 2:00 p.m., Zozo Marine Stadium will host Chiba Lotte vs. Northeast Rakuten 2nd round match.

[Matchups] Chiba Lotte (4th place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten (3rd place) 0-1-0

Preliminary Round
Chiba Lotte：Kazuya Ojima pitcher 1 game 0-0-0, ERA 2.25
Northeast Rakuten: Yahure pitcher 5-10 in 23 games, ERA 3.34 (last season)

Chiba Lotte The starters in the Kazuya Ojima pitcher In the season opener on March 28, he surrendered 73 pitches in 4 hit 4 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs innings against Fukuoka Softbank Will he be able to stop the team's losing streak at "3" and score his first win in this game? On the batting line, Soto has been strong with 5 consecutive hit & RBI games and 3 Home Run, tied for the league lead.

Tohoku Rakuten will be led by Yahure pitcher, making his first start since moving to Tohoku. Last season with Tokyo Yakult, he was 5-10 in 23 games with a ERA 3.34 record. In his last start (March 27 against Nigun Chiba Lotte), he pitched a perfect 4 innings with no hit walks Hit by Pitch 4 strike out no runs hits. Will this game be his first win since his transfer? On the batting line, DRA1 rookie Rui Muneyama He has been hitting .333 in 5 consecutive games hit.

・ Pacific League standings /individual results