On September 27th from 18:00, the 24th round match between Rakuten Eagles and Seibu Lions will be held at Belluna Dome.

【Match Record】Seibu Lions (2nd) vs. Rakuten Eagles (6th) 14 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw

【Probable Starters】
Seibu Lions: Yamato Fuji pitcher 2 games 0 wins 0 losses, ERA 22.50
Rakuten Eagles: Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher 21 games 7 wins 8 losses, ERA 2.83

For Seibu Lions, second-year high school graduate and former developmental player pitcher Yamato Fuji will make his first professional start. This season, which began with him joining the first-team spring camp, he earned a standard contract before the season opener and made his professional debut on March 28th. Although he gave up 5 runs without getting a single out in that appearance, he pitched 2 scoreless innings in his outing on April 1st. Since then, he has gained experience by starting 18 games in the second team. While the team continues to face must-win games, will he deliver a strong performance?

On the other hand, Rakuten Eagles will start pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa, who has shown great compatibility against Seibu Lions this season with an ERA of 0.90 in 4 games. In the previous matchup on August 29th, although he pitched a complete game allowing only one run in the first inning, he became the lose pitcher due to a lack of run support. In the lineup, Hikaru Ota is hitting well against Seibu Lions with a .303 batting average over 16 games. He will look to support Takahisa Hayakawa on both offense and defense.

Text by Minagi Niwa