On June 30th at 6 PM, the 11th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 3 wins, 7 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: pitcher Kosei Shoji 12 games, 4 wins, 6 losses, ERA 4.14
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Jackson, 12 games, 4 wins, 5 losses, ERA 3.47

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will start pitcher Kosei Shoji. In his last start (on the 19th against Chiba Lotte Marines), he gave up two Home Run and allowed four runs in five innings. He has been struggling, having lost four straight games since his fourth win on May 5th, so it will be interesting to see how pitch in this game. Yoshiaki Watanabe, who continues to bat fifth, is on a five-game hit in games where he has starting line-up.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher will be Jackson. Two of his scheduled appearances were canceled due to bad weather, but he commented, "I'm fully prepared. I'm simply ready, so I'll just do my best." In the batting lineup, keep an eye on Misho Nishikawa. He had a batting average of .329, ranking 5th during the interleague games, but has struggled since the league season resumed, with only 2 hit in 18 At Bat over 5 games.