The first game between Saitama Seibu and Chiba Lotte will be held at Belluna Dome from 6:00 p.m. on April 8th.

[Last season's results] Saitama Seibu vs. Chiba Lotte: 4 wins, 21 losses

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Saitama Seibu: pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi: 1 game, 0 wins, 1 loss, ERA 10.80
Chiba Lotte: pitcher Atsuki Taneichi, 1 game, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.50

Saitama Seibu is counting on Sosuke Genda. He was in the starting starting line-up for the season but didn't get hit in the first four games, but he got his first hit of the season in the fifth game against Fukuoka Softbank on the 4th. Chiba Lotte is an opponent that suffered 21 losses last season. They want to erase the image of being weak against them with the good pitching of starting pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi and the performance of the team's key players.

For Chiba Lotte, pitcher Atsuki Taneichi will be starting. In his last game against Fukuoka Softbank, he gave up 4 runs in 6 innings due to some mistakes by his teammates. pitcher commented, "I've been working on this week to improve the issues from my last game. I hope I can show that in the game." Will he be able to pitch with the fewest runs allowed and grab his first win of the season?

Text by Minami Niwa

・ Pacific League standings /individual results