The 13th game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and the Orix Orix Buffaloes will be held at ES CON FIELD on June 30th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (4th place): 7 wins, 5 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: pitcher Koki Kitayama, 12 games, 7 wins (tied for 2nd), 2 losses, ERA 1.90 (3rd)
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Jerry, 11 games, 3 wins, 3 losses, 1.44 ERA

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starting pitcher is Koki Kitayama Kitayama. In June, he has posted an impressive record of 3 wins and 0 losses with ERA of 0.38 in 3 games, including shutout game win and a complete game win with only one runs allowed. In the batting lineup, Kengo Yoshida is in good form. Since being recalled to the first team on June 16th, he has a record of 11 hit 27 At Bat-bats in 9 games, a batting average of .407, and 4 Home Run. He is currently on a 4-game hit and a 3-game RBI RBI, showing he is responding well to the opportunity given to him.

Orix Buffaloes 's starting pitcher will be Jerry. In his last start (on the 23rd against Fukuoka Softbank), he pitched 6 innings, allowing only 2 hit strike out no runs, pitcher win. This will be his first matchup against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham since his debut in Japan (April 5th). The Orix offense has struggled against pitcher Kitayama this season, scoring only 3 inning in 22 innings over 3 games. Last time they were scoreless for 8 innings, and the time before that they suffered shutout game loss, so they will be looking for revenge in this game.