On July 7th at 6 PM, the 20th regular season between Fukuoka Softbank and Orix Buffaloes will be held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome.

[Season Series Record] Fukuoka Softbank (Western Japan 1st Place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (Western Japan 2nd Place): 11 wins, 8 losses

Fukuoka Softbank is scheduled to start pitcher Shunsuke Iwasaki. In his second year out of college, he made regular season debut on May 30th in a minor league game. He has pitched well in 3 games, with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses and ERA of 1.40 in 19.1 inning. He will be looking to continue his strong performance to earn a starting spot in the first team.

On the opposing side, Orix Buffaloes is keeping an eye on Yutaro Sugimoto. This season, he was promoted to the first team at the end of May, but failed to produce results in 15 games with a batting average of .128 and Home Run, and was removed from the roster on June 26. Since then, he has shown impressive performance in 2 games in the minor leagues, with 3 At Bat in 5 hit RBI 1 Home Run and 5 RBIs.

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