☆ Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu Lions (13:00, ES CON FIELD) Nippon-Ham: Arihara, Seibu Lions: Taira

Nippon-Ham won against Seibu Lions on the 18th, bringing their season record to 9 wins and 10 losses. To even their record, Arihara will take the mound for the fourth time this season on the 19th. Arihara has a career record of 99 wins and 73 losses in 201 games in NPB. He earned his first win of the season against Orix Buffaloes on the 5th, putting him one win away from his 100th career win in NPB, but he lost to Softbank Hawks on the 12th, postponing his 100th win. This will be his second attempt since coming so close, and he aims to become the 143rd player to reach 100 wins, the first since Yasuhiro Ogawa (Yakult) in 2023.

If he achieves this in 202 games, he will be 12th fastest, behind Takumi Otomo (The Giants) in 1955 who achieved it in 201 games. Incidentally, the fastest is 165 games, achieved by Victor Starffin (The Giants) in 1939 during the single-league era. It would be the first time a player from Nippon-Ham has reached this milestone since Yukihiro Nishizaki in 1995. Will last year's winningest pitcher show his mettle?

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☆ Yakult vs. The Giants (18:00, Jingu Stadium) Yakult: Masui, The Giants: Inoue

☆ Hanshin Tigers vs. Chunichi (14:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers: Ihara, Chunichi: Takahashi Hiroshi

☆Hiroshima vs. DeNA (13:30, Mazda Stadium) Hiroshima: Tokoda, DeNA: Ishida Yu

☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Lotte (16:00, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest) Rakuten Eagles = Hayakawa, Lotte = Hiroike

☆ Softbank Hawks vs. Orix Buffaloes (13:00, Mizuho PayPay Dome) Softbank Hawks: Haru Matsumoto, Orix Buffaloes: Jerry

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