On May 6th at 13:00, the eighth round of Orix Buffaloes vs Chiba Lotte Marines will be held in Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Head-to-head Record] Orix Buffaloes (1st place) vs Chiba Lotte Marines (6th place) 6 wins, 1 loss

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Orix Buffaloes: Daiki Tajima pitcher 3 games, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 6.94
Chiba Lotte Marines: Yuji Nishino pitcher 3 games, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 5.28

Orix Buffaloes Starting pitcher Daiki Tajima pitcher left the mound after 5.2 innings, 5 hit, and 3 runs in his previous appearance (April 29, against Fukuoka Softbank). In their previous matchup against Chiba Lotte Marines (April 21), they gave up a three-run homer to Shingo Ishikawa, going 6-hit 4-runs over 5 innings. I want to go for my first win of the season and get my revenge.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines started Yuji Nishino pitcher. In the Orix Buffaloes game on April 9, he made the game 6 hit 1 runs in 5 innings. The team is currently struggling with Orix Buffaloes with 1 win and 6 losses. I want to fulfill my role as a starter and energize the team.

Text by Mao Tsutsui