On October 4th from 18:00, the 25th round match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium.

【Match Record】Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) 15 wins, 9 losses, 0 draws

【Announced Starters】
Chiba Lotte Marines: pitcher Kazuya Ojima 19 games, 5 wins, 9 losses, ERA 3.67
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa 22 games, 7 wins, 9 losses, ERA 2.88

The starter for Chiba Lotte Marines is pitcher Kazuya Ojima. In the previous matchup on August 20th, he achieved a QS with 6 innings, 103 pitches, 6 hits, 3 Walks, 6 strike outs, and 1 runs. Furthermore, his record against them this season is excellent, with 3 wins and 0 losses in 4 games and an ERA of 1.86. In the lineup, we want to focus on Kyota Fujiwara, who recorded 3 hits and 1 RBI in the previous matchup against pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa.

As for pitcher Hayakawa, in the previous matchup (July 22nd), he was hit hard with 10 hits and 8 runs in 5 innings. Having pitched in 3 games against Chiba Lotte Marines this season without a win yet, will he be able to get his revenge by pitching well and setting up the game this time? In the lineup, Daisuke Nakashima is marking a .314 batting average against Chiba Lotte Marines.

Text by Ryo Aritake