Starting at 5:00 PM on July 5, the 14th match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will take place at the "Strongest Park Miyagi" on Rakuten Eagles Mobile.

[Match Results] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) 6 wins, 7 losses

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Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Contreras pitcher 1-1 in 5 games, ERA 2.49 (minor league stats)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Ren Fukushima pitcher 3 wins, 2 losses in 8 games, ERA 2.26

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles is, Contreras pitcher He is set to make his first appearance and first start in Japan.In the farm league, he pitched in five games—four of which were starts—and posted a ERA of 2.49 over a total of 21.2 innings. In particular, during his most recent outing (June 24 against Hayate Shizuoka), he delivered a strong performance, pitching seven innings with 2 hit, 6 strike out, and 1 runs. As for the batting lineup, Rui Muneyama Keep an eye on this player. After joining the first team on the 3rd, he went 3-RBI that same day and 2-hit the following day, the 4th, showing strong performances on consecutive days.

In contrast, the starting lineup for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is Ren Fukushima pitcher. He has made three starts against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles this season and is struggling with a 0-2 record. However, since his start against the Hanshin Tigers on May 28, he has posted a quality start (QS) in four consecutive appearances—including three high-quality starts (HQS)—and has been maintaining a steady pitch. Will he deliver another strong performance in this game?

As for the batting lineup supporting Fukushima pitcher, Shun Mizutani The player hasn't been hitting well in the current series: 7 At Bat 0 hit 4 struck out. Given that he was in great form in the previous series—with 11 hits, including Home Run, At Bat, and 6 hit—I'm hoping for some solid hits this time.

Text by Aoi Nishijima