On July 11th at 14:00, the 14th round match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Seibu Lions Saitama will be held on ES CON FIELD.

[Head-to-head Record] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (2nd place) 6 wins, 7 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher 9 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 2.50
Saitama Seibu Lions: Kosei Takahashi pitcher 13 games, 7 wins, 3 losses, ERA 1.71

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher was Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher. In his previous appearance on June 27, he faced Saitama Seibu Lions and pitched well with 6 innings and 1 runs. The gap with second-place Saitama Seibu Lions widened to one game, but will they catch up again? In the lineup, expectations are high for Yuki Nomura. He batted well with a .290 average in June and has shown his presence by hitting 2 Home Run in July.

Saitama Seibu Lions and Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher have had a fulfilling season with a league-leading ERA of 1.71 so far, but have been away from wins in their last three games. Currently, their 7 wins are 2 wins behind the league leader. To stay in the race for most wins, they want to win for the first time in about a month.

Text by Minagi Niwa