The 18th game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium on August 22nd at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place): 7 wins, 10 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Jackson has a record of 8 wins and 7 losses in 20 games, ERA of 3.12.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: pitcher Kota Tatsu 22 games, 3 wins, 6 losses, ERA 3.11

Chiba Lotte Marines will have pitcher Jackson on the mound. This season, he has appeared in 5 games against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, with ERA of 3.31 and a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, but he has had 3 quality starts. He will be hoping to ride the momentum of yesterday's walk-off and bring the team a third consecutive victory. In the batting lineup, keep an eye on Ryusei Terachi. Although he has struggled so far with a batting average of .179, he has hit in 3 consecutive games since being promoted to the first team.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will start pitcher Kota Tatsu. In August, he started two games and, although he didn't get a win, he recorded a quality start with 7 innings pitched and 2 runs. He has started two games against Chiba Lotte Marines this season and has earned both wins. Can he shut down the opposing lineup again this time in win since July 31st? Yuya Gunji has been in good form, recording hit in 5 of his last 6 games, with multiple hit in 4 of those games.

Written by Aoi Nishijima