On May 11 at 1 p.m., the ninth round of the match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Tohoku Rakuten will be held in ES CON FIELD.

【Head-to-head record】Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd) vs. Tohoku Rakuten (tied for 4th) 5-2

[Advance notice]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Ruei-Yang Gu Lin pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 4.97
Tohoku Rakuten: Takayuki Kishi pitcher 5 games, 2 wins, 1 loss, ERA 5.20

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started Ruei-Yang Gu Lin pitcher. In his last start (1st against Fukuoka Softbank), he earned his first NPB win in 2 runs innings in 7 innings. In his NPB debut against Tohoku Rakuten on April 23, he lost 7 runs (earned runs 5) in 5.2 innings, so he will be looking to get his revenge.

The batting line is focused on Kazunari Ishii players. He made his hitting presence by going 3-hit for the second straight game, and in his last game, he contributed to the win with a solid defense in the ninth inning. I want to lead the team in this match as well, both offensively and defensively.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten started Takayuki Kishi pitcher. In his last start (against Orix on the 4th), he was win pitcher in 3 runs in 5 innings. He faced Hokkaido Nippon-Ham on April 10 and was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning hit 12 runs. We want to create the flow of the game in this match.

The focus of the batting line is on Ryosuke Tatsumi players. Tatsumi started the season with a batting slump and was removed from the roster on April 21, but was re-promoted on May 9 and has hit two games in a row so far. In addition, since he recorded a multi-hit in the previous game, there are high expectations for his performance in this game.

Written by Rihoko Niwa

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