[Seibu Lions] Keisuke Nakata, who had 3 RBIs on the 25th, starts as the No. 9 second baseman; Seiya Watanabe, who was substituted mid-game due to an accident, is also on the bench... starting line-up for the Nippon-Ham game

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Keisuke Nakata practicing bunting (Photo by Aki Takematsu)

◆ Pacific League: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (26th, Belluna Dome)

Second-place Seibu Lions, currently on a four-game winning streak, will face third-place Nippon-Ham at Belluna Dome, aiming for their first five-game winning streak since the end of interleague play.

The lineup was Keisuke Nakata infielder, who had scored all RBI runs scored by the team in the game on the 25th, starting his third consecutive game as the ninth batter and runner on second base. In the third inning with no runs scored by both teams and a runner on first and no outs, Seiya Watanabe outfielder was called after sliding to second as the runner first baseman and the opposing short stop Otsuka's spike hit near his left knee, causing him to leave the defense of the fourth inning.

The starting pitcher will be Watanabe Yuutaro.

Seibu Lions' starting line-up is as follows:

1 (Right) Canario

2 (Captive) Kojima

3 (DH) Nevin

4 (LF) An-Ko Lin

5 (3) Hirasawa

6 (CF) Hiruma

7 (1) Shore

8 (Shortstop) Genda

9 (2) Nakata

Starting pitcher: Yutaro Watanabe

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[Seibu Lions] Keisuke Nakata, who had 3 RBIs on the 25th, starts as the No. 9 second baseman; Seiya Watanabe, who was substituted mid-game due to an accident, is also on the bench... starting line-up for the Nippon-Ham game