
On the 23rd, it was announced that Orix pitcher Alen Kuri (33) will be the "opening pitcher" for the game against Rakuten on the 27th (Kyocera Dome), when the league resumes. The second-placed team has accumulated eight points, the most this season, and is chasing the leader, Nippon-Ham, by 2.5 points. The team will start again with a stable veteran right-hander who has improved its starting rotation.
In his first year as an FA from Hiroshima, he won 5 games this season, and his 82 1/3 innings pitched ranked second on the team inning behind only Miyagi. Yakult game (Jingu) on the 22nd was a relief appearance, so it was actually a "middle four days" mound, but he won one game in two games ERA and the Rakuten game on January 29 will also set a trend for Tajima and Higashi on the 28th and after.
Ace Miyagi will start in the game against Seibu on July 2nd in Okinawa, his hometown, after a 10-day break. Soya, who has the most wins on the team with 6, has also been removed from the roster and will start after the game against Lotte on July 4th (Hotto Kobe). Watanabe is scheduled to join fielder as defense outfield and a base running. With all possible measures in mind, Ori will rise.
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