◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 1-3 Rakuten Eagles (June 6th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Rakuten Eagles 's veteran right-hander Kish made his seventh appearance of the season, pitching seven innings, allowing only two hit one runs. He earned his third win of the season (3 losses). This brings his career NPB record to 173 wins and 129 losses in 415 games. By team, his record with Seibu Lions is 103 wins and 65 losses, and with Rakuten Eagles it is 70 wins and 64 losses. He has now reached 70 wins with both Seibu Lions and Rakuten Eagles.

The number of teams that have achieved 70 wins with two or more teams is...

Masaaki Koyama (Hanshin Tigers- 176 wins, Lotte Marines - 140 wins)

Takehiko Bessho (Nankai = 89 wins, The Giants = 221 wins)

Starffin (The Giants- 199 wins, Kinsei/Daiei - 80 wins)

Jiro Noguchi (Taiyo/Nishitetsu - 90 wins, Hankyu - 81 wins)

Tokuji Kawasaki (The Giants- 70 wins, Nishitetsu - 90 wins)

Takayuki Kishi (Seibu Lions: 103 wins, Rakuten Eagles: 70 wins)

So, Kishi is the sixth person to join.