Lotte's Kazuya Ojima will start in the game Seibu Lions on the 4th.

Kojima expressed his enthusiasm through the team, saying, "Tomorrow will be my first outing of the second half of the season, and it's been quite a while since my last outing, so I want to make sure I adjust to the game from the first inning. I will do my best to fulfill my role."

In his previous appearance on July 22 against Rakuten Eagles, Kojima pitched a complete game win with 141 pitches over 9 innings.