On July 19th at 13:00, the 17th round between Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Head-to-head Record] Orix Buffaloes (4th place) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) 5 wins, 11 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Orix Buffaloes: Taito Takashima pitcher 13 games, 4 wins, 1 loss, ERA 3.72
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher 10 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 2.74

Orix Buffaloes starting pitcher was Taito Takashima pitcher. In his previous appearance in the Chiba Lotte Marines game, he pitched well with no runs through seven innings. He reached his personal longest mound in the eighth inning but gave up a two-run homer and was taken out partway through. This time, he will pitch a long inning and see if he can stop the losing streak. The batting lineup is focused on Ryoma Nishikawa player, who is also from Oji like pitcher Takashima. Although his form dipped slightly to the low .200s in July, he hopes to recover and support his juniors.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started with Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher. Since moving to the starting rotation, he has won all three games, achieving his second consecutive win. This is his first time facing Orix Buffaloes this season. This time, he wants to keep winning again with a pitch at a good pace. The lineup, which had a fierce surge with 7 runs the previous day, is in good form with Yuki Nomura hitting .342 in July.

Text by Minagi Niwa