The 11th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at ES CON FIELD on June 24th at 1:00 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (4th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 6 wins, 4 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Takayuki Kato pitcher 10 games, 6 wins, 1 loss, 2.92 ERA
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Tokito Kawamura 1 game, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.50

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham' starting pitcher Takayuki Kato. In his last appearance with the first team (on the 10th against Yokohama DeNA), he pitched well, throwing 103 pitches over 7 innings, allowing only 2 hit, 1 Walk strike out 4, and giving up 2 runs, earning his 6th win. He will be looking to pitch well again in this game and aim for his 5th consecutive win. In the batting lineup, Tatsuki Mizuno recorded 2 hit in the previous game and is in good form, with a hit streak of 4 games.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher, Tokito Kawamura, will be making his first appearance in the first team since his performance against Saitama Seibu Lions on April 10th, where he pitched well, allowing only one run in six innings, although he did not get the win runs. In his previous appearance in the minor leagues (on the 14th against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham), he earned win by pitching five innings, hit 69 pitches, allowing three hits, one Walk strike out giving runs one run. In this game, he will be aiming for his first win of the season in the first team.

Written by Riyoko Niwa