"Pacific League TV" will broadcast four regular season on May 18th.

Ryuta Hirose aims to be promoted back to the first team

At Tama Home Stadium Chikugo, the ninth round of Western League regular season between Fukuoka Softbank and Kufu HAYATE Shizuoka will be held from 1:00 p.m.

[This season's match results] Fukuoka Softbank (2nd place) vs. Kufu HAYATE Shizuoka (6th place) 5 wins, 3 losses

Fukuoka Softbank 's Hirose Ryuta played in 25 games for the first team, hit 19 hits At Bat 79 Home Run, and a batting average of .241, but was removed from the roster on the 15th. In the previous game, he was hit in 2 At Bat, but will he be able to demonstrate his long-range hitting ability in the second team to become a mainstay in the first team?

Shuhei Fukuda is struggling

At Hanazono Central Stadium, Western League regular season, Orix vs. Hiroshima 11 games will be played at 1:00 p.m.

[Record against this season] Orix (4th) vs. Hiroshima (5th) 3-5-2

Orix The Shuhei Fukuda The players are noteworthy. He started the season with the first team, but failed to produce results with a .188 batting average in 32 At Bat 6 hit games in 14 starts. In 14 games with the second team, he has struggled with a .209 batting average in 43 At Bat 9 hit games. In his eighth year as a professional, he hopes to get a chance to improve his condition in order to make the first team his main battlefield again this season.

Takayoshi Yamamura hit his second three-run homer in the previous game.

The 7th round of Eastern League regular season between Saitama Seibu and Yokohama DeNA will be held at CAR3219 Field from 1:00 p.m.

[This season's match results] Saitama Seibu (4th place) vs Yokohama DeNA (6th place) 5 wins, 1 loss

Saitama Seibu 's Takayoshi Yamamura hit his second three-run homer in the previous game (16th vs. Yokohama DeNA) and led the team to a big win. Last season, Yamamura played in 58 games in the first team, his highest number of games played, but he has not played this season. He will further hone his competitive spirit and aim to be promoted to the first team.

Seiichiro Oshita is doing well with a batting average of .387

The eighth round of the Eastern Eastern League regular season between Chiba Lotte and Tokyo Yakult will be held at Sodegaura Municipal ball park from 1:00 p.m.

[This season's match results] Chiba Lotte (2nd place) vs Tokyo Yakult (8th place) 5 wins, 2 losses

​Seiichiro Oshita of Chiba Lotte has been performing well in 18 games in the second division, with 12 hits in 31 At Bat hit and a batting average of .387. In the previous game (16th against Tokyo Yakult) he hit his first solo home run as a pinch hitter. He will continue to impress and wait for a chance to be promoted to make his first appearance in the first division this season.

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