The 11th game between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Tokyo Dome from 6:00 pm on July 1st. On that day, the "Softbank Hawks 20th Anniversary Day in Tokyo" event will also be held.

[Match record] Fukuoka Softbank (3rd place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st place) 4 wins, 6 losses

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Fukuoka Softbank: pitcher Kohei Arihara 12 games, 4 wins, 5 losses, ERA 3.44
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher Koki Kitayama, 5 wins, 2 losses in 10 games, ERA 1.15

Fukuoka Softbank 's starting pitcher, Kohei Arihara, will take to mound for the first time since May 27th against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. On that day, he had only closer two runs through the seventh inning, but in the eighth inning, with the score tied, he allowed runner with doble and his own error, and gave up two runs on fielder’s choice and squeeze. He gave up five hit four runs (three earned runs) in eight innings. He had been pitching well against HQS in all three interleague games, so expectations are high for his first appearance since the league resumed.

The starting pitcher for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters is Koki Kitayama, who is currently on a three-game winning streak. In his last appearance on June 19th against The Giants, he was hit by Takuzo Oshiro with one out in the ninth inning, and was unable to achieve a no-hitter, but he managed to complete game for the third time this season, runs one hit, one Walk five strike out in nine innings. The team wants to get a win in the first game to get a boost in their six-game winning streak.

・ Pacific League standings /individual results