On July 16th at 6 PM, the 12th game of the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Orix Buffaloes series will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (4th place): 7 wins, 4 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: pitcher Contreras: 1 game, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 9.00
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Hiroshi: 15 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 0.72

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will start pitcher Contreras. In his first appearance in Japan on July 5 against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, he gave up 6 hit Hit by Pitch, and 4 runs in 4 innings. He will be looking to pitch well in this game, which comes 10 days later. The offense is doing well, with Ryosuke Tatsumi hitting Home Run in two consecutive games and going 6 hit At Bat at the plate.

Orix Buffaloes 's pitcher Hiroshi will be making his first start in two years, since May 26, 2024. This season, he has pitched in various situations, posting an excellent ERA of 0.72 in 25 inning across 15 games. Can he live up to expectations this time as well? In addition, the relief pitching staff has seen pitcher Ren Mukunoki establish himself as a setup man this season, and Machado has also been stable with an undefeated ERA of 1.17. They will be looking to carry this good momentum into pitcher winning pattern.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa