◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (25th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Seibu Lions will play against Rakuten Eagles (Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi) in an attempt to end their losing streak.

Tyler Nevin infielder, who had been away from games due to discomfort in his left side and other issues, returned to starting line-up after nine games on the 12th against The Giants (Belluna D) as the cleanup hitter and DH. Shinya Hasegawa outfielder, who reached the required number of plate appearances in the game on the 23rd (Rakuten Eagles) and rose to second place in the league with a batting average of .303 before the game, will start as the third batter and center fielder.

The starting pitcher will be Natsuki Takeuchi who will be making his first start since the game against Hanshin Tigers on the 16th (Koshien) where the team clinched their first-ever interleague championship.

Seibu Lions' starting line-up is as follows:

1 (Right) Canario

2 (Shortstop) Takizawa

3 (Center) Hasegawa

4 (DH) Nevin

5 (Left) Kuwabara

6 (1) Hirasawa

7 (3) Watanabe

8 (catcher) Yu Koga

9 (2) Ishii

Starting pitcher: Natsuki Takeuchi