The fifth game between Saitama Seibu and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at ES CON FIELD from 2:00 p.m. on April 12th.

[Match results] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) vs Saitama Seibu (6th place) 4 wins, 0 losses

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Shoma Kanemura pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 1 loss, ERA 3.46
Saitama Seibu: Chihiro Sumida pitcher 1 win, 0 losses, ERA

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher will be Shoma Kanemura. In his last game against Saitama Seibu on March 28th, he pitched his first complete game and shutout game win in his professional career, giving up 6 hit in 9 innings. In his last game against Orix, he gave up 7 hit 5 runs in 4 innings, but will he be able to pitch like himself again against an opponent he has a good impression of?

pitcher Tomoichiro Seibu will start for Chihiro Sumida. His first appearance of the season was postponed twice, but he pitched well in the match against Fukuoka Softbank on the 5th, giving up only 5 hit 2 runs in 7 innings despite the difficulties in adjusting. pitcher will be trying to shut down the lineup full of good hitter and bring win to the team. Manaya Nishikawa With the players Seiya Watanabe The players have had multiple hit, so we are hoping that this will mark a breakthrough.

Text by Minami Niwa

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