The 13th round match between Tohoku Rakuten and Chiba Lotte will be held at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi from 6:00 p.m. on July 2nd.

[Match results] Tohoku Rakuten (5th place) vs. Chiba Lotte (6th place) 8 wins, 4 losses

[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Tohoku Rakuten: pitcher Takayuki Kishi 4 wins, 2 losses in 9 games, ERA 3.59
Chiba Lotte: pitcher Yuto Kimura 1 win, 0 losses in 15 games, ERA 2.66

The starting pitcher for Tohoku Rakuten is Takayuki Kishi. He pitched in two games in June, pitching seven innings without runs in both games, earning his second consecutive win. Will he be able to pitch well in this game, his first in 12 days? In the batting lineup, Fumiya Kurokawa has been in good form, hit 6 At Bat 16 in the last five games for a batting average of .375.

Meanwhile, pitcher Yuto Kimura of Chiba Lotte will be starting for the second time this season. In his last appearance (June 17th against Hanshin Tigers), he gave up 3 hits, 2 hit, 4 Hit by Pitch and 1 strike out 4 innings, a powerful performance despite runs being his first professional start. He will be looking to pitch a long inning to get his first win as a starter.

Written by Yokazu Sonoda

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