☆ Softbank Hawks vs. Seibu Lions (18:00, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks, who is in the top position, lost the first game and cannot lose to the opening four cards in a row, and Hsu Jo-Hsi from Taiwan will make his second appearance in Japan. In the Rakuten Eagles game on the 1st (Rakuten Eagles Mobile), he pitched 3 hit runs in the 6th inning and got his first win on the mound. pitcher from Taiwan made his first appearance in Japan, win was the sixth player in 15 years since Guo Junlin (Seibu Lions) in 11. This time, he will aim for 2 wins in 2 matches from his first appearance win.

The win-loss record of the six Taiwanese pitcher who earned their first win on their debut was...

Year Pitcher (Team) Wins and Losses

81. Guo Yuanzhi (Chunichi) ○－

85. Kuo Tai-yuan (Seibu Lions) ○－

02 Zhang Zhijia (Seibu Lions) ○S

07 Lin Eun-Woo (Rakuten Eagles) ○●

15. Kuo Chun-Lin (Seibu Lions) ○○

26. Hsu Jo-Hsi (Softbank Hawks) ○?

* - indicates no winner/loser, S indicates save.

Only Kuo Chun-Lin in 2015 has achieved two wins in two starts. Besides Kuo Chun-Lin, who also has two wins in two starts, Kuo Tai-Yuan and Chang Chih-Chieh have achieved two consecutive wins. Can Softbank Hawks 's new player from Taiwan achieve two wins in two starts?

(Other cards)

☆Hiroshima vs. The Giants (18:00, Mazda Stadium) Hiroshima = Mori, The Giants = Tanaka Masahiro

☆DeNA vs. Chunichi (18:00, Yokohama) DeNA = Cox, Chunichi = Nakanishi

☆ Hanshin Tigers vs. Yakult (18:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers = Lucas, Yakult = Matsumoto Ken

☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham (18:00, Rakuten Eagles Mobile) Rakuten Eagles = Koja, Nippon-Ham = Kitayama

☆ Orix Buffaloes vs. Lotte (18:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix Buffaloes: Espinoza, Lotte: Jackson

※ Match card (start time, stadium) and starting pitcher order