☆ Softbank Hawks vs. Seibu Lions (18:00, Mizuho PayPay Dome) Softbank Hawks: Yu Maeda, Seibu Lions: Wynans

Softbank Hawks win game against Seibu Lions at Tokyo Dome on June 30, putting them back in first place for the first time in about two months since April 21.

On July 1st, in the game Seibu Lions, third-year pro Yu Maeda, who has won five straight games to start the season, will take the mound. If he wins, it will be his sixth straight win to start the season. The youngest player to start the season with six straight wins for Softbank Hawks is...

(Order) Age Year pitcher

(1) 19 years and 8 months old, 2003, Terahara Hayato

(2) 21 years and 1 month old, 65 years old, Toshihiro Hayashi

(3) 22 years and 2 months old, 1956, Masaharu Obata

(4) 22 years and 3 months old, 55 years old, Hiroshi Maruko

(5) 22 years and 7 months old, 1958, Tadashi Sugiura

If 20-year-old Yu Maeda achieves his sixth consecutive win, he will become the second youngest player to do so, after Hayato Terahara in 2003. Can Maeda's strong pitching lead to a win and keep the team in first place?

(Other cards)

☆ The Giants vs. Yakult (18:00, Morioka) The Giants: Nishidate, Yakult: Okugawa

☆ Hanshin Tigers vs. Chunichi (18:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers: Ito Sho, Chunichi: Yanagi

☆ Nippon-Ham vs. Orix Buffaloes (18:00, ES CON FIELD) Nippon-Ham: Takashi Kato, Orix Buffaloes: Tajima

☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Lotte (18:00, Koriyama) Rakuten Eagles: Takinaka, Lotte: Kawamura

※ Match card (start time, stadium) and starting pitcher order