On May 21 at 6:00 p.m., ES CON FIELD will host the 7th round game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank.

The winner will be Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st place) and the loser will be Fukuoka Softbank (4th place).

Preliminary Round
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Koki Kitayama pitcher 6 games, 2-2, ERA 1.69
Fukuoka Softbank: Haru Matsumoto pitcher 12 games, 1-0, ERA 0.00 (first start)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham The starters of the Koki Kitayama pitcher... In their last meeting (April 2), he made his first win start of the season with 6 hit 4 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs pitches in 97 pitches in 5.0 innings. He has not had a white star since April 10 in Tohoku Rakuten, but will he pitch a long inning and make his first win start in about 1.5 months? On the batting line, Dora 5. Shu Yamagata Dora5, who is batting .243, had a series of good defense hits in the previous game. We look forward to his offensive and defensive performances.

On the other hand, Fukuoka Softbank Haru Matsumoto pitcher will make his first start of the season mound. He has made 12 relief appearances so far, ERA marking a 0.00 ERA, and he made his first win start of the season against Saitama Seibu on the 5th. Will he be able to pitch well enough to be named a starter?

Text by Hirokazu Sonoda

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