The 15th game between Orix Buffaloes and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka on July 24th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Orix Buffaloes (4th place) vs. Chiba Lotte Marines (5th place): 9 wins, 5 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Naruki Teranishi, 23 games, 3 wins, 2 losses, ERA 4.76
Chiba Lotte Marines: Tokito Kawamura pitcher) 5 games, 1 win, 1 loss, 3.21 ERA

Orix Buffaloes will start pitcher Naruki Teranishi. Due to team circumstances, he had been alternating between starting and reliever, but after being removed from the first-team roster on June 28, he has been adjusting to being a starter. In a minor league game on July 17, he earned a win with 5 scoreless runs. He will be looking to lead his team to win with a strong pitch. Among fielder, keep an eye on Ryoma Nishikawa. He has a good record against Chiba Lotte Marines this season with a batting average of .333, and he hit Home Run in two consecutive games against them on the 11th and 12th.

On the opposing side, Chiba Lotte Marines 's focus is on Kyota Fujiwara. In the game against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on the 23rd, he had a great performance with 2 hit 1 RBI, including doble in his first at-bat that contributed to the opening run, and then a go-ahead doble in his third at-bat. He has a good batting average of .341 against Orix Buffaloes this season. Starting pitcher Tokito Kawamura pitched well against Orix Buffaloes on September 8th last year, giving up 6 hit and 1 runs in 5 innings with 83 pitches, and earned win. Chiba Lotte Marines has yet to win at Kyocera Dome Osaka this season, so can they get their first win with outstanding performances from their key players in pitching and hitting?

Text by Seiichi Nakagawa