The 13th game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium on July 11th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Chiba Lotte Marines (4th place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (5th place): 5 wins, 7 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Chiba Lotte Marines: Long pitcher: 1 win, 2 losses in 19 games, ERA 3.26
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Yasuto Takashima, 12 games, 3 wins, 1 loss, ERA 3.91

Chiba Lotte Marines will start with pitcher Long. In his previous start (on the 4th against Fukuoka Softbank), he pitched 7 innings, throwing 104 pitches, allowing 6 hits, 3 Walk, hit strike out 6, and giving up no runs, earning his first win since coming to Japan. This will be his second start against Orix Buffaloes. Can he continue his strong pitching and get his second win? Keep an eye on Koki Yamaguchi in the batting lineup. He hit a timely doble in the previous game and is currently on a three-game hit.

Orix Buffaloes 's starting pitcher Yasuto Takashima. In his last start (on the 3rd against Saitama Seibu Lions), he didn't perform well, giving up 7 hit, 2 Walk 3 runs on 79 pitches in 4.2 innings. Can he get his first win since May 4th? In the batting lineup, expectations are high for Ryoma Yamanaka. He is currently on a 6-game hit. In the previous day's game, he hit doble as the leadoff batter in the top of the 3rd inning.

Text by Rian Ueno