The sixth game between the Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Belluna Dome on April 12th at 1:00 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Saitama Seibu Lions (5th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (6th place): 2 wins, 3 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Saitama Seibu Lions: Kaima Taira pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 0.00
Chiba Lotte Marines: Koshiro Hiroike pitcher 2 games, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 0.00

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher, Kaima Taira, recorded a shutout game win against Chiba Lotte Marines on March 29th. In his previous start (on the 5th against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles), he continued his impressive performance, hit 8 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 3 Walk strike out 12, and giving up only 1 runs (0 earned runs). In the batting lineup, Canario had a great game in the last match with 2 hit 3 RBI. He has now recorded hit in two consecutive games since returning to starting line-up.

Chiba Lotte Marines will have pitcher Koshiro Hiroike making his first start of the season. He commented, "It's been a while since I started, so first of all I want to do is enjoy pitching, and without thinking about pacing myself, I just want to pitch aggressively with the same intensity as reliever and make the most of the game." In the batting lineup, Daito Yamamoto hit his first home run of the season in the previous game, making an impact as a pinch hitter.