On June 27th at 18:00, the 11th round match between Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Belluna Dome.

[Head-to-head Record] Saitama Seibu Lions (1st place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) 6 wins, 4 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Saitama Seibu Lions: Chihiro Sumida pitcher 11 games, 6 wins, 3 losses, ERA 2.10 (4th place)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher 8 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 3.00

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher was Chihiro Sumida pitcher. In his previous appearance (Orix Buffaloes game on the 20th), he pitched 115 pitches over 9 innings, throwing 3 hit, 2 Walk, and 8 strike out, recording his second shutout game win of the season. This was the second time this season against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham; the previous match (April 30) was 2 runs in the middle of the 8th inning, with no winner. Can they claim their seventh win in this match?

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was pitched by Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher. In his previous first-team appearance (June 6, against Tokyo Yakult), he pitched a runs without a win of the season in the middle of the sixth inning. He was removed from the game after starting and started one game in the farm team. He pitched 5 innings, throwing 53 pitches, 3 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 1 runs (earned runs 0). In the lineup, Reyes has Home Run in three consecutive games. Pacific League With the main hitter closing in on the lead by two homes, can they make another exhilarating sound?

Text by Mao Tsutsui