On April 20 at 1 p.m., the sixth round of the Orix vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

【Head-to-head record】Orix (1st) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd) 4 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws

[Advance notice]
Orix: Hiroya Miyagi pitcher 3 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.88
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Shoma Kanemura pitcher 3 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 2.37

Orix Hiroya Miyagi pitcher will start mound. In the previous matchup on April 4, he earned his first win of the season with a 7 hit 3 runs in the eighth inning, and in his last start (against Tohoku Rakuten on April 13), he pitched 5 hit 1 runs in 8 innings. Can he lead the team to the win with his consistent pitch in this match? Ryo Ota had three hit in the previous game and had multiple hit in three straight games.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham would like to focus on Daiki Asama players. Asama, who was promoted for the first time this season on the 19th, was immediately called up for starting line-up and responded with a 2 hit 1 RBI, including an equaliser. Will he be able to bring some relief to Shoma Kanemura pitcher with his strong batting in this game?

・ Pacific League standings /individual results