On August 15th at 2:00 PM, a 20-round match between Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Head-to-head Record] Orix Buffaloes (4th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) 7 wins, 12 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Orix Buffaloes: Naruki Teranishi pitcher 26 games, 4 wins, 2 losses, ERA 4.22
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Takayuki Kato pitcher 17 games, 10 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.71

Orix Buffaloes 's starting pitcher was Naruki Teranishi pitcher. In his last appearance (the Chiba Lotte Marines game on the 7th), he pitched 102 pitches over 6 innings, throwing 6 hit 1 Walk 6 strike out 2 runs, marking his first win in about four months as a starter. This is his first time facing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham as a starter since April 3, when he lost in 3.1 innings and 6 runs, but what kind of pitch will he showcase? In the batting lineup, Keita Nakagawa has hit a hit for the first time in eight games in the previous game. We hope to keep seeing signs of recovery.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher is Takayuki Kato pitcher. In his last appearance (the 8th, against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles), he pitched 6.1 innings, 8 hit, 4 runs (earned runs 2), ending his winning streak at 8. Even so, pitcher Kato currently holds a Pacific League-leading record of 10 wins. Also, this season, his head-to-head record against Orix Buffaloes is 3 wins in 3 games, with a ERA of 0.40 against him, showing good matchups. In the batting lineup, Naoki Arizono players have gone 2 hit 1 RBI, including a go-ahead hit in the previous game.

Text by Rihoko Niwa