On May 30 at 2:00 p.m., the second round of the "Nippon Seimei Central-Pa Exchange Game 2026" will be played at Zozo Marine Stadium between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers.

The game will be played at Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place in the Pacific League) vs. Hanshin Tigers (tied for 1st place in the Central League), with a 0-1 record.

Preliminary Round
Chiba Lotte Marines: Yuki Karakawa pitcher 3-3 in 7 games, ERA 3.75 (2nd team record)
Hanshin Tigers Odeki Murakami: pitcher 3-3 in 9 starts, ERA 1.87 (4th in C.)

Chiba Lotte Marines Ha, Yuki Karakawa pitcher made his first start in his first appearance of the season. In the farm, his record is ERA 3.75 in 7 games and 5 starts, but he pitched well in his last start (on May 15 against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles), throwing 4 hit 3 Walk 8 strike out 1 runs in 95 pitches in 7 innings. He has not made a start win in the ACL since June 1, 2017, when he made his first start Hanshin Tigers at his home pitching site, but will he be able to bring the momentum back pitch to a team that has won three straight ACL games in a hostile environment?

In the batting lineup, I have high expectations for the players who joined from Hanshin Tigers the current draft from this season. Kota Inoue I have high expectations for the players who have joined the team from the current draft (). At Bat hit In the two games in which he has started, he has not hit a home run hit, but his long-hitting ability is still strong, with three of his six hits Home Run out of the six hit he has hit this season. Will he be able to get a shot off against an old foe to wipe out the team's shutout game loss in the previous game?

Text by Aoi Yokoyama