Lotte's Yuto Yoshikawa will start against the Softbank Hawks on the 25th.

Yoshikawa commented through the team, "I think my condition is good. It's been a while since I've been on the mound at Zozo Marine Stadium, so I'm looking forward to it. The opponent is the first-place team. However, without getting too worked up, I'll be prepared, build on what went well last time, fix what went wrong, and pitch with spirit."

Yoshikawa allowed three runs in five innings in his previous appearance against the Rakuten Eagles on August 18th, which was his first appearance of the season.