The 8th round match between Orix and Fukuoka Softbank will be played on May 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Results: Orix (1st place) vs. Fukuoka Softbank (tie for 4th place), 1-4-2.
[Preliminary Round
Orix: Daiki Tajima pitcher 3 games 2-0, ERA 1.31
Fukuoka Softbank: Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher 5 games, 2-2, ERA 3.10
Orix Ha, Daiki Tajima pitcher is a starter. In his last start (April 30, against Chiba Lotte), he pitched 101 pitches in 9 innings with 2 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 9 strike out no runs, his first shutout game win of the season. Last season, he pitched 6 games against Fukuoka Softbank and lost 1-3, but will he be able to keep the momentum from his last appearance and pitch well in this game?
Against Fukuoka Softbank, the “B” team will go up to , Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher will go up to mound in their last meeting on April 23, Ryo Ota In their last matchup on April 23rd, they had a pair of Kotaro Kobayashi Home Run hit Walk strike out runs win pitcher In his first appearance for the visitors since returning to the NPB, he will be looking for his third win in his first appearance in the NPB. On the batting line, Tatsuru Yanagimachi The batting lineup is also strong with a .348 batting average.
Text by Yohkazu Sonoda
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