◆ Pacific League Softbank vs. Rakuten (17th, Mizuho PayPay)

Hideto Asamura, who is two hits away from reaching 2,000 career hit, started as the sixth batter and starting line-up hitter. He got hit in two games and is getting closer to achieving the record. First-round draft pick Rui Rui Muneyama was left out of starting line-up for the first time in 18 games.

starting line-up for both teams are as follows:

[Rakuten]

1 (shortstop) Murabayashi

2 (Left) Komori

3 (1) Abe

4. (3) Franco

5 (middle) Tatsumi

6 (finger) Asamura

7 (catcher) Horiuchi

8 (Right) Nakajima

9 (2) Kofukuda

Pitch

[Softbank]

1 (Shortstop) Nomura

2 (center) Nao Sato

3 (3) Kuriyama

4 (finger) Nakamura

5 (Right) Yanagimachi

6 (left) Akihiro

7 (1) Mountains and Rivers

8 (catcher) Minei

9 (2) Makihara University

Pitcher: Ozeki

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