◆ Practice match The Giants and Lotte (17th, Naha)
The Lotte Marines, led by manager Saburo, who has won four consecutive games since taking over, will face The Giants. The starting pitcher will be right-handed pitcher Shuta Ishikawa will be making his first appearance in a real game this season. Second-round draft pick Kaidai Mori (Meiji University), a left-handed pitcher, is also scheduled to pitch. starting line-up is as follows:
[Lotte]
First baseman/center fielder Takabe
2nd batter, second baseman Ogawa
No. 3, right wing Fujiwara
No. 4/DH Soto
Number 5, left fielder Yamaguchi
Number 6, third base: Ueda
Number 7, first baseman Ikeda
No. 8, catcher Matsukawa
Number 9, shortstop Tomosugi
pitcher Ishikawa Shu
![[Lotte] Shuta Ishikawa will start against The Giants on the 17th. His second year as a free agent is a crucial year. "It will give me a sense of where I am now," he said. "I want to focus on results."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/16/20260216-OHT1I51314-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Haruya Tanaka runs two scoreless innings as a starter. "I'm aiming to be in the opening rotation, but I've spent the off-season aiming to be the opening pitcher more than anyone else."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/15/20260215-OHT1I51459-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] "Opening pitcher" Yuto Kimura "It was a very satisfying first outing"](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/14/20260214-OHT1I51504-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] New captain Soto hit a two-run home run in the first external game of the season, saying, "It felt really good."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/14/20260214-OHT1I51489-L.jpg)
