☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Yakult (18:00, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest) Rakuten Eagles = Kishi, Yakult = Yamano

Rakuten Eagles will face Yakult at home on the 29th. The starting pitcher is 41-year-old Kishi, making his first appearance of the season. They currently have 26 wins in interleague play and are second in Pacific League. If he wins, it will tie Takeshi Wada (Softbank Hawks) for the most Pacific League wins, 27th. Pacific League pitcher Top win in interleague play counts

(1) 27 wins: Tsuyoshi Wada (Softbank Hawks)

(2) 26 wins: Takayuki Kishi (Seibu Lions, Rakuten Eagles)

(3) 25 wins: Hideaki Wakui (Seibu Lions, Lotte, Rakuten Eagles)

(4) 22 wins: Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten Eagles)

(5) 20 wins: Yoshihisa Naruse (Lotte, Orix Buffaloes)

*The name in parentheses indicates the team affiliation (Pacific League only).

Additionally, Kishi currently ranks second in the Pacific League with a total of innings pitched in interleague play, with 408 1/3 of his total appearances. Wakui leads with 413, and if he pitches 4 2/3 innings on the 29th, he will tie for the Pacific League most in this league. Can the veteran right-hander's powerful pitching seize the win?

(Other cards)

☆ Nippon-Ham vs. The Giants (18:00, ES CON FIELD) Nippon-Ham: Tatsu, The Giants: Inoue

☆ Seibu Lions vs. DeNA (18:00, Belluna Dome) Seibu Lions: Sumida, DeNA: Shimada

☆Lotte vs. Hanshin Tigers (18:00, ZOZO Marine Stadium) Lotte: Kojima, Hanshin Tigers: Takahashi

☆ Orix Buffaloes vs. Chunichi (18:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix Buffaloes = Jerry, Chunichi = Yanagi

☆ Softbank Hawks vs. Hiroshima (18:00, Mizuho PayPay Dome) Softbank Hawks: Jun Maeda, Hiroshima: Tamamura

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