◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Seibu Lions 23rd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
On the 23rd, NPB announced that Seibu Lions 's announced starting lineup had been changed from Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher to Sou Sato pitcher. Due to Takeuchi's tight back.
Takeuchi appeared at pre-game practice the day before the game Rakuten Eagles on the 22nd (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi), and went into bullpen as usual to practice pitch. He said with enthusiasm, "I think we're on a roll, so I want to control the game and not let that momentum get out of control. I want to do my best to win."
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