The 12th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at York Kaiseizan Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture on July 1st at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 3 wins, 8 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Ryota Takinaka pitcher 10 games, 4 wins, 2 losses, ERA 1.65
Chiba Lotte Marines: Tokito Kawamura pitcher 2 games, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 5.73

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Ryota Takinaka. In his previous start (June 23rd against Saitama Seibu Lions), he pitched a tenacious 6 innings, throwing 116 pitches, allowing 10 hit 1 hit Hit by Pitch, strike out 4, and giving up 2 runs, earning his second consecutive win. This will be his first start of the season against Chiba Lotte Marines. He will be hoping to pitch well in this game as well and achieve his first three-game winning streak since the 2021 season.

Chiba Lotte Marines will be mound pitcher Tokito Kawamura. In his last appearance in the first team in about two months (June 24 against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham), he struggled, throwing 86 pitches over 5 innings, giving up 9 hit 1 Hit by Pitch strike out 4, and allowing 6 runs. Can he pitch longer inning to earn his first win of the season?

Written by Yokazu Sonoda