◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Nippon-Ham (14th, Kyocera Dome)

Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Nao Miyanishi has been promoted to the first team for the first time this season. The legend, in his 19th professional season and with 900 career appearances, will try to change the momentum of a team that has been struggling.

This season in the minor leagues, he appeared in 20 games, recording 0 wins, 0 losses, 3 saves, and ERA of 0.92. While he has put up some decent numbers, he said, "I don't think it's meaningful to just pitch normally, so in that sense, I was trying to pitch with some goals in mind while I was in the minors."

When asked what manager Shinjo had said to him, he revealed, "He told me that he thought my performance would give the team momentum." At the start of the game, the team was in third place, 8.5 games behind the leader, with 35 games remaining, including this one. A strong pitching performance is expected to bring momentum to the team.