On August 19th at 6:00 PM, the 16th round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's strongest Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) vs Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) 5 wins, 10 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takayuki Kishi pitcher 7 games, 3 wins, 3 losses, ERA 2.72
Chiba Lotte Marines: Long pitcher 23 games, 1 win, 5 losses, ERA 4.53

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started Takayuki Kishi pitcher for the first time since August 6. In his previous appearance in Orix Buffaloes game, he pitched 7 innings with 102 pitches, 2 hit, and 1 runs, earning a win. This is Chiba Lotte Marines 's first meeting this season. Last season, they struggled with a ERA against opponents with a 6.59 average, but what kind of pitch will they show in this game? The batting lineup had been struggling with a monthly batting average of .170 in August (before the game on the 18th), but in the previous game, Itsuki Murabayashi had hit 2 hit 2 RBI, including a go-ahead hit.

The Chiba Lotte Marines 's starting pitcher was Long pitcher. In the previous game against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (May 24), he faltered with 8 hit 8 runs in the first inning and was unable to fulfill his role as a starter. In this game, he aims to throw as long a inning as possible and claim his first win in about a month and a half. Also, against his former team, Tsuyoshi Yamazaki, who finished the previous game without a hit of 3 At Bat. Will he shine in this match?