On September 1st at 18:00, the 22nd round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Orix Buffaloes will be held at Komachi Stadium.

[Head-to-head Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) vs Orix Buffaloes (4th) 12 wins, 9 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Tatsuki Ito pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 6.43
Orix Buffaloes: Alen Kuri pitcher 22 games, 8 wins, 9 losses, ERA 3.12

For the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, Tatsuki Ito pitcher from Akita Prefecture returned home to pitch. In their previous encounter on August 25, they earned their first professional win with 4 hit 1 runs over 5 innings. In the farm regular season held at the same stadium in June, although they winning pitcher, they threw 5 runs 5 innings in a disappointing pitch, so in this game, supported by the cheers of local fans, they want to pitch well. The lineup focuses on Itsuki Murabayashi, who hit 3 hit in last season's Akita game.

The Orix Buffaloes started Alen Kuri pitcher. In their previous game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (August 25), they faltered with 5.1 innings, 4 hit, 6 walks Hit by Pitch 4 runs, and in August, they have a tough pitch with 1 win and 2 losses in 4 games, posting a monthly ERA of 4.15. Especially in the last two games, runs involving Walk has stood out, but can they pitch at a good tempo this time? Also, Kotaro Kobayashi players, who have a .324 batting average against each other, are currently in good form with two consecutive multi-hit games.