The fifth game between Tohoku Rakuten and Orix will be held at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi from 2:00 p.m. on April 12th.

[Match results] Tohoku Rakuten (5th place) vs. Orix (1st place) 1 win, 3 losses

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Tohoku Rakuten: pitcher Tomotaka Matsui 2 games, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 3.60
Orix: pitcher Alen Kuri 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 1.93

Tohoku Rakuten has high hopes for Yukiya Ito. He had no hit in 8 at At Bat in 3 games since the match against Chiba Lotte on the 5th, but he appeared as a pinch hitter in the match on the 10th and got hit. In the previous match, he started as the leadoff hitter and third third baseman, and got 3 hit, responding to his selection. He wants to make a good sound in this match as well.

On the other hand, Orix is keeping an eye on Yuma Mune Muneta. Although he had not hit a Walk in the three games since the match against Fukuoka Softbank on the 8th, he recorded two hit in the previous game. In addition, he walked two batters and reached base in four of his five at-bats, playing a key role in connecting the batting line. He will continue to be used in conjunction with Masahiro Nishino as a third baseman, but he hopes to fulfill the role he has been given in this game as well.

Text by Aoi Nishijima

・ Pacific League standings /individual results