The second game between Saitama Seibu and Chiba Lotte will be held at Omiya Stadium from 6:00 p.m. on April 9th.

[Match results] Saitama Seibu (6th place) vs. Chiba Lotte (2nd place tie) 0 wins, 1 loss

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Saitama Seibu: pitcher Shinya Sugai: 8 games, 1 win, 2 losses, ERA 5.25 (last season)
Chiba Lotte: pitcher Yuji Nishino 1 game, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.50

At Saitama Seibu, we want to keep an eye on Shinya Hasegawa. He has been the leadoff hitter since the start of the season, but his batting average so far is only .156, which is not a satisfactory result. Nevertheless, in the game on the 8th, right after the first inning, right after the first run was allowed, he got on base with doble, and with one out and a runner on third base, Nevin 's sacrifice fly led to home plate to tie the game. We hope that he will play his role as the leadoff man in this game as well, supporting the fourth-year left-handed pitcher Shinya Sugai who is making his first appearance of the season.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte mound pitcher will be Yuji Nishino. In his first appearance of the season against Orix on the 2nd, he pitched tenaciously, giving up 6 hit 1 runs in 6 innings, even though the game ended in a draw. Last season, he had 4 wins and 0 losses in 4 games, with ERA of 0.98, so we can expect him to pitch well against Saitama Seibu, a team he had an overwhelming compatibility with.

・ Pacific League standings /individual results