On June 25th at 6:00 PM, the 11th round match between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Saitama Seibu Lions will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

[Head-to-head Record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th place) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (1st) 4 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw

[Announced Starting Lineup]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kenta Maeda pitcher 6 games, 0 wins, 3 losses, ERA 4.56
Saitama Seibu Lions: Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher 10 games, 5 wins, 2 losses, ERA 2.67

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter Kenta Maeda pitcher had a previous appearance (Hanshin Tigers on the 17th), pitching 5 innings with 75 pitches, 4 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 6 strike out, 2 runs. Although they lost two early goals and did not secure a win, they showed strong corrective ability. In this game, can he score his first win since returning to NPB?

On the other hand, Saitama Seibu Lions started Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher. In his last appearance (Hanshin Tigers game on the 16th), mound was on the line for the interleague championship, but he pitched 95 pitches over 6 innings, throwing 3 hit 10 strike out runs and earning his fifth win of the season. pitcher Takeuchi, who has now achieved QS in four consecutive matches. With a stable pitch in this match, I want to lead the team out of a losing streak.

Text by Aoi Nemoto