The 8th round match between Fukuoka Softbank vs. Northeast Rakuten will be played on May 17 at 2:00 p.m. at MIZUHO PayPay Dome.

[Matchups] Fukuoka Softbank (tie for 4th place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten (tie for 4th place) 1-6

[Preliminary Round
Fukuoka Softbank: Tomohisa Ozeki pitcher 7 games, 2-3, ERA 2.88
Tohoku Rakuten: Uchi Seiryu pitcher 7 games, 1-0, ERA 1.29

Fukuoka Softbank The starters of Tomohisa Ozeki pitcher Northeastern The last meeting with Tohoku Rakuten (April 26) was 4.2 innings 7 hit 3 4 Hit by Pitch 5 runs (earned runs 4) to lose pitcher. Will they be able to make up for it in this game? On the batting line Akira Nakamura In the last two games, the first two players sat in the fourth position and each gave up 2 hit hits. In the previous game, he recorded the only RBI.

Against Northeast Rakuten Uchi Seiryu pitcher started. In his second start of the season, against Fukuoka Softbank on April 26, he got his first win with 4 hit no runs hits in the middle of the 7th inning. The two games he pitched after that, on April 4 and 9, were in relief. What kind of pitch will he show in his third start mound of the season, which will be in the middle seven days? On the batting line, we would like to watch out for the player who Home Run gave up a in his last matchup with Ozeki pitcher. Toshiki Abe I would like to pay attention to the player who hit a in the last game against Ozeki .

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