On September 17th from 18:00, the 22nd round match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium.

【Match Record】Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (6th) 14 wins, 7 losses

【Starting Pitchers】
Chiba Lotte Marines: Genki Ishigaki pitcher 18 games 0 wins 0 losses, ERA 7.20 (Farm record)
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Tatsuki Koja pitcher 17 games 1 win 10 losses, ERA 3.66

For Chiba Lotte Marines, the first-round draft pick rookie pitcher Genki Ishigaki will make his professional debut as the starting pitcher. Will he be able to show his dynamism on the first-team stage, centered around his characteristic fastball? In the lineup, Kyota Fujiwara and Daito Yamamoto recorded 2 hit in their previous matchup against pitcher Tatsuki Koja (July 23rd).

On the other hand, for Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, pitcher Tatsuki Koja will start on 12 days' rest. In his previous outing (the 4th against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham), he struggled, giving up 8 hit, 4 walks/Hit by Pitch, and 5 runs (4 earned runs) in 5 innings. He hopes to pitch well to secure his first win since May 16th.