On May 8th at 18:00, the 10th round between Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will take place on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Head-to-head Record] Orix Buffaloes (1st) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (5th) 4 wins, 5 losses

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Orix Buffaloes: Riku Miyaguni pitcher 7 games, 4 wins, 1 loss, ERA 2.63 (farm team stats)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Kota Tatsu pitcher 5 games, 2 wins, 2 losses, ERA 3.06

​Orix Buffaloes Riku Miyaguni pitcher made his professional debut and first start. He joined the team as the third pick in the 2023 developmental draft, and in his third season, he posted a 37.2 inning over 7 games with a ERA of 2.63, and was registered under the main roster on May 5. What kind of pitch will they show against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, the league's top scorers?

Meanwhile, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Kota Tatsu pitcher has been in good form, having played three consecutive HQS matches. In his previous match against Orix Buffaloes (April 4), he pitched 5.2 innings with 126 pitches, 9 hit 2 Walk 8 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2). The lineup ended their losing streak with a fierce offensive of 14 hit 12 runs in the previous game. Among them, Yuki Nomura and Tatsuki Mizuno players have marked 3 hit.