Lotte pitcher Kazuya Ojima will start in the game against Rakuten on the 13th (Rakuten Mobile).
The team lost three straight games against Seibu (Belluna D) from the 9th to the 11th. This was the second time in 62 years that the team has been shutout game in three straight games against the same team, since October 8th and 9th, 1963 (a doubleheader on the 9th) against Kintetsu, and the team has been in a steep slump in May with one win and seven losses.
The team's batting average was the lowest among the 12 teams at .260, and they scored the league's fewest runs at 81, so they will be starting in a situation where they cannot hope for support, but they are determined to prevent a four-game losing streak, saying, "I will do my best to give it my all in the game and contribute to the team's win." With their second win since the game Rakuten on April 5 (ZOZO), they will be able to change the negative flow of the team, which is in last place, seven points behind the leader Nippon-Nippon-Ham.
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