The 15th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi on August 18th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 4 wins, 10 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kosei Shoji pitcher 18 games, 5 wins, 9 losses, ERA 4.14
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Yuto Yoshikawa makes his first appearance and start of the season.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles are aiming for their first win in a month. Kosei Shoji pitcher. In his last appearance, he suffered a loss due to a lack of run support from the offense, but he pitched seven innings, allowing only two runs, so he was able to keep the game close.

　Ryosuke Tatsumi The player recorded a team-leading 104 hit. His batting average at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park was .318 (57 At Bat 179 hit), and his performance against Chiba Lotte Marines was also excellent, at .327 (18 At Bat 55 hit). However, he had a slight slump in August, with only 9 At Bat 53 hit for a batting average of .170. He will be hoping to regain his form in home games, where he has a good track record.

Chiba Lotte Marines is in its fourth year Yuto Yoshikawa pitcher will be making his first start and appearance of the season in the first team. In the farm league, he has made 11 appearances, with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses and ERA 2.47. He has recorded 40 strike out in 43.2 innings pitched. His most recent appearance was in a game held at Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium on August 11th. He threw 100 pitches over 7 innings, giving up 7 hit, including 2 Home Run, and 4 runs. He earned his first professional win last season against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles. Can he show the results of his farm league experience and get his first win of the season?

Text by Ayako Kikuchi