On April 18 at 6 p.m., the fourth round match between Saitama Seibu and Fukuoka Softbank will be held on Belluna Dome.

【Head-to-head record】Saitama Seibu (3rd) vs Fukuoka Softbank (6th) 2 wins and 1 loss

[Advance notice]
Saitama Seibu: Tatsuya Imai pitcher 3 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 0.75 (1st)
Fukuoka Softbank: Kohei Arihara pitcher 3 games, 0 wins, 2 losses, ERA 8.47

Saitama Seibu will start Tatsuya Imai pitcher mound. He has started three games since the start of the season and has continued to have a consistent pitch, recording HQS in each of them. In his last game against Fukuoka Softbank (April 4), he went hit runs in seven innings to earn his first win of the season. He will be looking for his second win in his first home start since the season opener. The batting line has been in good form, with a total of 30 hit in the last two games, so we will be looking to bring some early support.

On the other hand, Fukuoka Softbank started Kohei Arihara pitcher. He has started three games so far this season and has not been able to produce the results he would have liked to have conceded, with 17 inning and 24 hit and 16 runs. Still, in his last start (11th, Chiba Lotte), he showed signs of recovery in QS. In order to stop the team's losing streak, I would like to see pitch beat the team with the most wins last season with pitcher. In the batting lineup, Ryoya Kurihara players returned to the first team in the previous match. He started at No. 3 and third baseman and immediately scored two hit. With Kensuke Kondo and Yuki Yanagita players leaving the team, will you be able to lead the team with the ability to win the best nine last season?

Written by Aoi Yokoyama

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