On June 27th at 6:00 PM, the eighth round match between Orix Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Hotto Motto Field Kobe.

[Head-to-head Record] Orix Buffaloes (4th place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) 3 wins, 4 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Orix Buffaloes: Espinoza pitcher 11 games, 6 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.44
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takayuki Kishi pitcher 3 games, 1 win, 2 losses, ERA 3.18

Orix Buffaloes 's starting pitcher was Espinoza pitcher. In interleague play, he showed a stable pitch with HQS in two of the three games, but after the league resumed on the 19th against Saitama Seibu Lions, he threw 98 pitches in 6 innings, 7 hit 5 runs. However, last season, he appeared in two games against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, recording a 1-0 record with a ERA of 1.50. In this season's first matchup, will he pitch well to save the team that has been on a losing streak for two consecutive series? In the batting lineup, Ryo Ota players have recorded 3 hit in two consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started Takayuki Kishi pitcher mound. In his previous appearance (June 12 against Hiroshima), he pitched 7 innings with 109 pitches, 5 hit, and 1 runs, earning his first win of the season and marking his 20th consecutive year of wins since his rookie year. I want to throw a long inning in this match as well. In the batting lineup, McCuscar has hit in five consecutive games, with multiple hit in the last two games, showing strong form.