On July 12th, four farm team regular season will be held, hosted by Pacific League League teams.

Kota Inoue had a timely doble in the previous game.

At Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium, the seventh game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hayate Shizuoka will be held starting at 12:00.

[Season Series Record] Chiba Lotte Marines (3rd in the East) vs. Hayate Shizuoka (5th in the Central): 4 wins, 2 losses

Chiba Lotte Marines 's Kota Inoue is a player to watch. In the previous game, he started as the "number 5 hitter and right fielder" and hit a timely doble. So far this season, he has hit 3 Home Run in 26 games with the first team, but his batting average is a disappointing .151, and he was removed from the roster on June 29th. Currently, his batting average in the farm league is .297. He will need to improve his consistency to be recalled to the first team.

Keep an eye on developmental draft pick #3 rookie Sota Nakanishi, who is in great batting form.

At Takatsuki Hagiya The Buffaloes Stadium, the 21st game between Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers will be held starting at 1:00 PM.

[Season Series Record] Orix Buffaloes (Western League 2nd place) vs. Hanshin Tigers (Western League 3rd place): 9 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw

The player to watch for Orix Buffaloes is rookie Sota Nakanishi, their third pick in the developmental draft. In the previous game, where he started as the number 9 short stop, he recorded 3 hit 1 RBI, contributing to win. He has also maintained his good form, recording hit in all of his last four starts. He will be looking to continue his offensive prowess in this game as well.

Daiki Irie had 3 hit including Home Run and 3 RBI in the previous game. Rin has been in good form, batting .375 in the last 5 games.

At Rakuten Eagles Heisei no Mori Stadium, the 13th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held starting at 12:00.

[Season Series Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (2nd in the East) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st in the East): 4 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw

One player to watch for Tohoku Rakuten Eagles is Daiki Irie. He made the opening day roster but failed to produce results and was removed from the roster on April 3rd. He was recalled in May but was removed again on June 4th, and has been adjusting in the farm team ever since. In his last game, he had a great performance with 3 RBI hit including his second home run of the season (a 3-run homer), raising his batting average to .273. It will be interesting to see if he can improve his performance even further from here.

On the other side, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Lin is a player to watch. In his first year in Japan, Lin recorded two hit and one RBI in the previous game. In his last five games, he has 6 hit in 16 At Bat, for a batting average of .375, showing he is in good form. He has a proven track record, having represented Taiwan in the "2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™" held in March. He will be looking to continue showcasing his clutch hitting ability and seize the opportunity to be promoted to the first team.

Will developmental draft pick #1, Yuito Arai, be able to shine both offensively and defensively?

At CAR3219 Field, the 15th game between the Saitama Seibu Lions and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars will be held starting at 1:00 PM.

[Season Series Record] Saitama Seibu Lions (3rd place) vs. Yokohama DeNA (2nd place): 7 wins, 7 losses

Keep an eye on Yuito Arai of the Saitama Seibu Lions Lions. Arai, the first-round pick in the developmental draft, made starting line-up first start in a farm team game in the previous match, playing center hit and center fielder eighth. He also demonstrated his RBI by taking on shortstop defense mid-game. We can expect him to perform well both offensively and defensively in this game as well.

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