The fourth game between Orix Buffaloes and the Saitama Seibu Lions will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka on April 14th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Orix Buffaloes (tied for 3rd place) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (5th place): 2 wins, 1 loss

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Ryuhei Sotani, 2 games played, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 4.50 (minor league stats)
Saitama Seibu Lions: pitcher Chihiro Sumida 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 4.50

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Ryuhei Sotani was scheduled to start against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on the 10th, but his first appearance of the season was postponed due to rain. He will now pitch 11 days after his last start against Yokohama DeNA (farm team) on the 2nd. In the batting lineup, which will be looking to support pitcher, Ryo Ota had multiple hit in all three games against Saitama Seibu Lions (March 31st to April 2nd).

The Saitama Seibu Lions' starting pitcher will be Chihiro Sumida. In their previous encounter on March 31st, he gave up 8 hit 3 runs in 5 innings, and after being taken out of the game he regretted, "I got into bad count, which prevented me from pitching aggressively." In this game, he will be looking to get ahead in strike and go after hitter. On the offensive side, Sosuke Genda, who hit a game-tying RBI in the bottom of the 9th inning on the 12th, is currently on a three-game hit.