On July 8 at 6 p.m., Saitama Seibu vs. Tohoku Rakuten 10th round will be held at Belluna Dome.

【Head-to-head record】Saitama Seibu (4th) vs Tohoku Rakuten (5th) 5 wins and 4 losses

[Advance notice]
Saitama Seibu: Yutaro Watanabe pitcher 12 games, 5 wins, 4 losses, ERA 2.09
Tohoku Rakuten: Yahoo pitcher 7 games, 0 wins, 3 losses, ERA 3.47

Saitama Seibu started Yutaro Watanabe pitcher. In his last start against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, he went 5 hit 2 runs (earned runs 1) in eight innings and was lose pitcher without any help. In a match against Tohoku Rakuten on May 28, he pitched well in seven innings, allowing 3 hit runs no in seven innings. In May and June, he has shown outstanding consistency with a ERA 0-0 point range and eight consecutive QS, and expectations are high for that pitch this time as well.

Tohoku Rakuten, on the other hand, are on a four-game losing streak. In both cases, the starters have been at least 5 runs and the defense has been lose down. Will the starter, pitcher, be able to make a game first? Kengo Horiuchi, who had returned to the lineup for the first time in about a month and a half on the 2nd, scored 3 hit including his first hit since returning to the lineup in the game on the 6th. In order to break out of the losing streak, I would like to support the batting lineup.

Written by Kainagi Niwa

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