On July 5th, four regular season will be held by Pacific League League teams.
Kazuki Tanaka aims to establish himself in the first team
The eighth round of the Eastern Rakuten regular season between Eastern League and The Giants will be held at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi from 12:00 p.m.
[This season's match results] Tohoku Rakuten (5th place) vs. The Giants (2nd place) 4 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw
On the 3rd, Tohoku Rakuten was closer to 7 hit 1 run in the game against Chiba Lotte, but Kazuki Tanaka recorded multiple hit for the first time in about a month. Although he was with the first team throughout last season, he started this season with the farm team and played in 31 games. He has a batting average of .271. Will he be able to show his presence and become a regular in the first team?
Takuya Hiruma had 4 hit 1 stolen base Daiju Hirata in the previous game. Will Taiki Hirata be able to show off his batting skills?
The ninth round of Eastern League regular season between Saitama Seibu and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at CAR3219 Field from 1:00 p.m.
[This season's match results] Saitama Seibu (4th place) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) 4 wins, 4 losses
Takuya Hiruma of Saitama Seibu Lions had four hit and one stolen base in the previous game, marking three consecutive hit. This season, he was registered with the first team in May and played in 12 games, but his batting average was .176 and he was removed from the roster in about three weeks. He wants to maintain his good form so that he can get another chance to play.
On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will be keeping an eye on Daiju Hirata. He has 3 At Bat out of hit in the last 5 games, 2 of which doble. Last season, he had a batting average of .164 in 38 games in the second division, but he also hit 2 Home Run, making him a powerful player. First of all, can he increase his chances of being registered as a controlled player?
Seiichiro Oshita tries to recover
The ninth round of the Eastern Eastern League regular season between Chiba Lotte and Tokyo Yakult will be held at Konodai Park ball park in Ichikawa City from 1:00 p.m.
[This season's match results] Chiba Lotte (1st place) vs Tokyo Yakult (8th place) 5 wins, 3 losses
Seiichiro Oshita of Chiba Lotte had been showing off his batting average in the 30s until June 20th, but has struggled in the last 10 games with only 2 hit At Bat 21 at-bats. He joined Orix as the 6th pick in the development draft in 2019, won a controlled registration in 2020, and has played in the first team for five consecutive years since then, but has yet to play this season. He would like to find a clue to his recovery.
Katsuki Matayoshi is scheduled to start
The 11th round of Eastern League League regular season between Fukuoka Softbank and Chunichi will be held at Tama Home Stadium Chikugo from 5pm.
[This season's results] Fukuoka Softbank (2nd place) vs. Chunichi (1st place) 3 wins, 7 losses
pitcher Katsuki Matayoshi is scheduled to start for Fukuoka Softbank. He has pitched in 11 games for the farm team this season, but was hit hard in May, pitching 46.2 innings with an ERA of 4.05. His last time on the mound on June 27th, he pitched well, giving up 4 hit 1 runs in 6 innings. He wants to produce results so he can pitch on the first team stage.
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・ Eastern League standings /individual results
・ Western League standings /individual records