The second game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium from 6:00 p.m. on April 16th.

[Match record] Chiba Lotte Marines (4th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) 0 wins, 1 loss

[Announced starting pitchers]
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Haruya Tanaka 1 game, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 3.60
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Takayuki Kato pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 0.79

pitcher Haruya Tanaka will be starting for Chiba Lotte Marines. In his last outing (on the 4th against Tohoku Rakuten), he gave up 9 hit 1 Walk, 7 strike out 2 runs in 5 innings, resulting in a loss. Including last season, his longest inning is 5 innings. He hopes to pitch long inning this time and lead his team to win after a 4-game losing streak.

The starting pitcher for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is Takayuki Kato. In his last appearance (on the 9th against Tohoku Rakuten), he pitched 5.1 innings, 70 pitches, allowing 7 hit, no Hit by Pitch and 1 runs, earning his first win of the season. Last season, he pitched 7 games against Chiba Lotte Marines, posting a 5-1 record with ERA of 1.85. Will he be able to continue his impressive performance this season?

・ Pacific League standings /individual results