Orix Buffaloes Taito Takashima pitcher has been decided to start in the Chunichi game on the 31st (Kyocera Dome Osaka). In his previous appearance on the 23rd, against Seibu Lions (Belluna Dome), he pitched 3 2/3 innings with 9 hit 2 runs. Since then, he has focused on adjusting his fastballs from catch and bullpen to the strength and quality of his fastballs, and added, "I want to push hard where I can push. I don't think my opponents have much of my stats, so I just want to attack aggressively," he imagined.

Regarding Chunichi Dragons' batting lineup, he cautioned, "They have a lot of good hitter, so if they string together hits, they can score multiple runs in one inning. It's important not to let them get on base and to avoid Hit by Pitch and hit-by-pitches." The "prince from Oji," who joined the team after playing for Meiji University's semi-hardball baseball team and the corporate baseball team Oji, declared his intention to "overthrow the established order," saying, "Muramatsu is a good hitter. We don't interact much, but I often get hit by players from Meiji's hardball team (laughs). The university is good, so there are a lot of good hitter. I want to make sure I can closer them."