The 24th game between Orix Buffaloes and the Saitama Seibu Lions will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka on September 11th at 6 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Orix Buffaloes (5th place) vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (2nd place): 10 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Leo Yamaguchi, 1 game, 0 wins, 0 losses, ERA 6.75
Saitama Seibu Lions: Yutaro Watanabe pitcher 19 games, 5 wins, 7 losses, 3.58 ERA

Orix Buffaloes' starting pitcher Leo Yamaguchi, a second-year high school graduate. This season, he made his first start for the first team on July 23rd, pitching 4.0 innings, giving up 5 hit, 3 Walk 3 runs, with no decision. Since then, he has appeared in 5 games in the farm league, pitching a total of 25 innings with 13 earned runs and ERA of 4.68. Will he finally get his long-awaited first professional win in the first team? In the batting lineup, keep an eye on Kotaro Kobayashi, who got hit in 4 games in the previous day's game and also recorded RBI.

Saitama Seibu Lions on the other hand, is on a four-game winning streak and has a season-high lead of 21 games above .500. Announced starting pitcher Yutaro Watanabe will be taking mound for the first time since August 26th. He has appeared in three games Orix Buffaloes this season, with a record of 1 win and 0 losses and ERA of 2.12. In their last encounter (August 19th), he was pulled early, but he pitched five innings, hit 69 pitches, allowing only two hits and two Walk strike out runs closer good tempo. Can he secure his first win since August 12th against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham?

Written by Ryo Aritake