The 17th game between the Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Belluna Dome on August 14th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Saitama Seibu Lions (2nd place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 8 wins, 8 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Saitama Seibu Lions: Kosei Takahashi (pitcher 17 games, 8 wins, 5 losses, 2.45 ERA
Chiba Lotte Marines: Kazuya Ojima pitcher 13 games, 4 wins, 6 losses, ERA 3.41

This game will feature pitcher pitcher the same generation, Kosei Takahashi and Kazuya Ojima, as starting pitcher. This will be Takahashi pitcher first matchup against Chiba Lotte Marines this season, but last season he started four games, compiling a 2-0 record with a 1.44 ERA over 25 innings. pitcher, on the other hand, also faced Saitama Seibu Lions in his last start on the 4th, pitching six innings and pitcher three runs to win. We can expect a great showdown between these two starters.

Meanwhile, in the batting lineup, keep an eye on Canario and Ryusei Ogawa. Canario has been struggling since June, but he has recorded multiple hit in the last two games. Can he use this as an opportunity to improve his form? Ogawa had 4 hit 5 RBI in the previous two games. He also hit his second home run of the season the day before.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa