◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Orix Buffaloes (19th, Belluna Dome)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Anderson Espinoza has been scheduled to start against Seibu Lions on the 20th (Belluna Dome). In his last start on the 12th against Rakuten Eagles (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi), he gave up a solo home run to Kurokawa and bases loaded slam to McCusker in the 6th inning while leading by two runs, resulting in his fourth loss. "I'm trying not to think about the past, so I'm just looking ahead," he said, approaching mound with a renewed spirit after seven days of rest.

He currently leads the league with 10 wins, behind Nippon-Ham has set his sights on 15 wins and "predicted" that he will win the most wins title, saying, "He's pitch really well, but I think I'll be ahead of him when the season ends (laughs)."