On September 5th from 18:00, the 21st round between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

【Match Record】Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd) 7 wins 13 losses

【Probable Starters】
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher 18 games 6 wins 6 losses, ERA 2.51
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Hiromi Ito pitcher 22 games 8 wins 9 losses, ERA 3.19

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles starter Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher pitched a complete game in his previous appearance on August 29th, throwing 109 pitches over 8 innings with 3 hits, no walks or Hit by Pitch, 3 strike outs, and 1 runs. Although he also pitched well on the 22nd with 7 scoreless innings, he was not blessed with run support and could not record a win in either game. However, he has a good record against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham this season with 2 wins in 2 games, pitching a total of 16 innings with an ERA of 0.00. He wants to grab a win in this game, maintaining the momentum of achieving HQS in four consecutive games.

For Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, Hiromi Ito pitcher will start on 10 days' rest. He is currently on a 6-game losing streak, but he achieved a QS in 3 games in August. Can he ride the momentum of the team, which is on a 6-game winning streak, and secure his first win since June 19th? In the lineup, Tatsuki Mizuno recorded 2 hits in his previous matchup against Takahisa Hayakawa. In yesterday's game, he showed a great performance with 2 hits and 2 RBI, including a timely hit that was his first RBI in about two weeks.