The first round match between Chiba Lotte and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium from 6:00 p.m. on April 15th.

[Last season's results] Chiba Lotte vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 6 wins, 18 losses, 1 draw

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Chiba Lotte: pitcher Atsuki Taneichi, 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 1.38
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: pitcher Hiromi Ito 2 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 4.50

The starting pitcher for Chiba Lotte is Atsuki Taneichi. In his last appearance (8th vs. Saitama Seibu), he pitched 90 pitches in 7 innings, giving up 3 hit, 3 Walk 1 runs earning his first win of the season. "This is an important game at the start of the week, so I'd like to pitch as many inning as possible, just like my last appearance, and do my best to play a good game and contribute to the team's win," he commented. The team is currently on a 3-game losing streak. Let's hope the batting line-up, which only managed 3 hit in the previous game, will step up.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starting pitcher will be Hiromi Ito. In his first appearance this season, he gave up 5 runs in 5 innings, but in his last appearance (against Tohoku Rakuten on the 8th), he pitched 120 pitches in 9 innings, giving up 4 hit 1 Walk 13 strike out 2 runs, earning a complete game win. In the batting lineup, keep an eye on Reyes. He has a batting average of .306, but in the previous three-game series, he was hitless in 13 At Bat-hit. He hopes to make a good sound in this game and end the team's losing streak at 2.

・ Pacific League standings /individual results