On July 26th at 13:00, the 16th round match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held on ES CON FIELD.

[Head-to-head Record] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) 9 wins, 6 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher 11 games, 3 wins, 0 losses, ERA 2.57
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Ryota Takinaka pitcher 12 games, 5 wins, 3 losses, ERA 2.03

On the 25th, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham recorded his third walk-off win of the season. Riding that momentum, aiming for a third straight win, Fukuya Yamazaki pitcher will be the starting pitcher. After returning to the starting rotation on June 6 against Tokyo Yakult, he has now gone on a three-game winning streak with 21.2 innings in four games, 4 runs, and ERA 1.66 ERA. He wants to contribute to the team's win with his highly consistent pitch. In the batting lineup, Ryohei Hosokawa has been hit for three consecutive games. The previous day, they fired doble and chose Walk to create walk-off aircraft, scoring 2 goals.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Ryota Takinaka pitcher will be the starting mound for 11 days. In his previous appearance (the Orix Buffaloes game on the 14th), he threw 100 pitches during the 7th inning, hit 6 Walk 6 strike out 1 runs win pitcher. Also, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was his third game of the season. In the last two games, he posted a strong record of 1 win, 0 losses, and a ERA 1.64. Also, Rui Muneyama has been sluggish this season with a batting average of .189, but is showing signs of recovery with three consecutive games of hit.

Text by Ao Yokoyama