On September 16th from 18:00, the 21st round match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium.

【Head-to-Head Record】Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) 14 wins, 6 losses

【Probable Starters】
Chiba Lotte Marines: Kaito Mori pitcher 16 games 3 wins 5 losses, ERA 5.21
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kosei Shoji pitcher 22 games 7 wins 9 losses, ERA 4.01

Chiba Lotte Marines starter Kaito Mori pitcher has left the mound within 5 innings in each of his last 3 games, allowing 4 runs, and has been away from a win for about a month. In the previous matchup on the 9th, he lost 3 points in the first inning, so he will want to be careful with his start in this game. For the lineup, expectations are high for Tsuyoshi Yamasaki, who recorded 6 hits in 9 At Bats in the previous series against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

On the other hand, for Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, Kosei Shoji pitcher will start. So far this season, he has appeared in 5 games against Chiba Lotte Marines, throwing 28 innings and allowing 17 runs (16 earned runs), with a head-to-head ERA of 5.14. In his previous appearance on the 9th, he ended with a frustrating result of 4 runs in 6 innings. Will he get his revenge in this game? In the lineup, Daisuke Nakashima has shown good compatibility with a head-to-head batting average of .370.

Text by Ryo Aritake