The 14th game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium on July 12th at 5 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (4th place): 5 wins, 8 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Chiba Lotte Marines: Kazuya Ojima pitcher 10 games, 2 wins, 5 losses, ERA 3.33
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Espinoza, 13 games, 7 wins, 3 losses, ERA 2.39

Chiba Lotte Marines 's announced starting pitcher Kazuya Ojima. In the six games since May 4th, he had pitched well, throwing seven or more innings in five of them and allowing three or fewer earned runs. However, in the last two games, he struggled against the Hawks' batting lineup, which he has had trouble with. He was pulled early in the game, runs runs the second and third inning respectively. Aiming for his first win since June 4th, he said, "I've been working hard this past week to learn from my mistakes in the last two games, so I want to do my best to pitch my best."

On the opposing side, Orix Buffaloes 's Ryoma Nishikawa is in good form, with hit in four consecutive games, including multiple hit in two of those games. In addition, he hit his fifth solo home run in the previous day's game, and he boasts a good record against Chiba Lotte Marines this season, with 17 hit in 53 At Bat bats over 13 games, for a batting average of .321. We can expect him to deliver a hit to support starting pitcher Espinoza, who is aiming for a career-high eighth win.