On July 20th at 16:00, the 16th round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (2nd) 7 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takayuki Kishi pitcher 5 games, 2 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.10
Saitama Seibu Lions: E. Ramirez pitcher 5 games, 2 wins, 1 loss, ERA 5.40

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher is Takayuki Kishi pitcher. In their previous encounter on the 8th, although they did not secure a win, they pitched well with 89 pitches over 6 innings, 4 hit 1 Walk 7 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0). Currently, Kishi pitcher is recording QS in three consecutive games. With stable pitch in this game as well, they want to lead the team to a series victory. The batting lineup features Akira Shigenaga, who hit his first professional hit on the 18th, and has recorded 2 hit in the previous game.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter, E. Ramirez pitcher, will make his first start in Japan. In the game Chiba Lotte Marines on the 15th, he was promoted to the mound of the first team as the third pitcher for the first time in about three months, but was hit by Home Run and only pitched one runs per inning. In this game, it will be interesting to see what kind of pitch he will show as starter. The batting lineup is in good form, with Seiya Watanabe, who hit in the previous game against opposing starter pitcher Kishi, currently in four consecutive games hit.

Text by Rihoko Niwa