The 19th game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium on August 8th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (4th place): 6 wins, 12 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Jackson, 18 games, 7 wins, 7 losses, 3.43 ERA
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Ryuhei Sotani, 8 games, 4 wins, 3 losses, ERA 3.08

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher will be Jackson. He faced Orix Buffaloes on July 26th and pitcher win with 7.1 innings pitched, 116 hit 6 hits, 3 Walk, 7 strike out 2 runs. He will be looking to deliver a similar strong performance in this game. In the batting lineup, Kyota Fujiwara has recorded multiple hit in three consecutive games.

On the opposing side, Orix Buffaloes 's pitcher Ryuhei Sotani will be making his first appearance in the first team since June 10th (against Tokyo Yakult). In the farm team, he started against Fukuoka Softbank on the 1st, pitching 4 innings, throwing 76 pitches, allowing 5 hit, 3 Hit by Pitch hit pitch strike out 3, and giving up 4 runs. It remains to be seen what kind of pitch he will deliver in his return to the first team. In the batting lineup, Ryo Ota hit Home Run in his last encounter with pitcher Jackson.

Written by Riyoko Niwa