On September 29th from 18:00, the 23rd game between Rakuten Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines will be held at Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

【Head-to-Head Record】Rakuten Eagles (6th) vs Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) 8 wins, 14 losses

【Probable Starting Pitchers】
Rakuten Eagles: Tatsuki Ito pitcher 5 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 3.38
Chiba Lotte Marines: Yuto Yoshikawa pitcher 2 games, 0 wins, 2 losses, ERA 10.00

Rakuten Eagles' 2nd round draft rookie Tatsuki Ito pitcher is making his first appearance against Chiba Lotte Marines. He pitched in 3 games in September and achieved a QS in 2 of them, but in his previous appearance on the 22nd, he was hit hard in the middle innings, resulting in 4 runs over 5 innings. In this game, he will want to deliver a pitch that keeps the game competitive. In the lineup, Ryosuke Tatsumi hit a Home Run in his previous matchup against Yuto Yoshikawa pitcher.

That pitcher Yoshikawa is making his first-team appearance in about a month. Most recently, he pitched 4 innings on the farm on the 22nd, allowing 5 hits and 1 run. Will he deliver a good performance toward his first win of the season? Also, Misho Nishikawa has recorded a team-leading batting average of .291 so far and has been leading the lineup as the number one hitter in the last 2 games. He has a good compatibility against Rakuten Eagles with 26 hits in 80 At Bats and a .325 batting average.

Text by Kanako Fukushima