☆ Orix vs. Lotte (18:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix: Kuri, Lotte: Ishikawa Shu
If Orix ‘s Nishikawa plays in the game against Lotte on the 20th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he will become the 538th player to play in 1,000 games. His career hit are currently at 996, so he is just four away from reaching 1,000 hit. Will he achieve the double 1,000 milestone of 1,000 hit in 1,000 games?
So far, 321 players have achieved 1,000 hit. The fewest number of games required was 757 for Ichiro (Ohio), while the most was 1,695 for Ito Isao (Nankai) in 1979. No player has achieved 1,000 hit in 1,000 games, and there has never been a player who achieved both the number of games and the number of hit. Kensuke Kondo (Nippon-Ham) achieved his 1,000th hit on September 10, 2010, in 999 games, and is the closest he has come to achieving both 1,000 games and 1,000 hit, but will he be the first player to achieve both?
(Other cards)
☆ DeNA vs Chunichi (17:30, Yokohama) DeNA = Kei, Chunichi = Ohno
☆ Hanshin Tigers vs The Giants (18:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers = Saiki, The Giants = Togo
☆ Hiroshima vs. Yakult (18:00, Mazda Stadium) Hiroshima = Mori, Yakult = Lambert
☆ Nippon-Ham vs Softbank (18:00, ES CON FIELD) Nippon-Ham = Ito, Softbank = Moinelo
☆ Rakuten vs Seibu (18:00, Morioka) Rakuten = Takinaka, Seibu = Sugai
※ Match card (start time, stadium) and starting pitcher order
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