☆ Orix Buffaloes vs. Seibu Lions (13:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix Buffaloes: Kuri, Seibu Lions: Watanabe

Orix Buffaloes 's Kuri has innings pitched total of 1,499 1/3 innings. He is just two outs away from reaching 1,500 innings pitched, a milestone achieved by 185 other pitchers.

This will be his first appearance against Seibu Lions this season. While playing for Hiroshima, he recorded a complete hit shutout game win on June 13, 2024, allowing only two hits. Last year, he pitched in four games, closer two runs or less in all of them, and went undefeated with two wins. In his last six appearances, he has an excellent record of 3 wins and 0 losses with ERA of 1.67.

In this year's interleague series, Seibu Lions 's Hasegawa, who won the MVP award, faced him in 13 at-bats (4 in 2024 and 9 last year), with Avg of .091 (1 At Bat in 11 hit bats, 1 sacrifice bunt Walk). Can he closer this hot-hitting hitter and celebrate his milestone 1500 innings pitched with a win?

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☆ The Giants vs. Chunichi (14:00, Tokyo Dome) The Giants: Inoue, Chunichi: Yanagi

☆ Yakult vs. Hiroshima (13:30, Jingu Stadium) Yakult = Takahashi, Hiroshima = Okamoto

☆DeNA Hanshin Tigers (18:15, Yokohama) DeNA = Ogata, Hanshin Tigers = Takahashi

☆ Nippon-Ham vs. Softbank Hawks (13:00, ES CON FIELD) Nippon-Ham: Shibata, Softbank Hawks: Maeda Yu

☆Lotte vs. Rakuten Eagles (17:00, ZOZO Marine Stadium) Lotte: Kojima, Rakuten Eagles: Fujii

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