On May 30 at 6 p.m., the eighth round of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte will take place on ES CON FIELD.
Head-to-head record: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st) vs. Chiba Lotte (6th) 3 wins, 4 losses
[Advance notice]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Kota Tatsu pitcher 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 0.69
Chiba Lotte: Kazuya Ojima pitcher 8 games, 2 wins, 3 losses, ERA 3.06
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started Kota Tatsu pitcher. In his last start (against Chiba Lotte on the 18th), he threw 105 pitches in seven innings hit 2 Walk 8 strike out runs without . He has pitched well in 13 innings in two games, going 1 runs, so this game looks promising. In the batting lineup, focus on Kotaro Kiyomiya players. He struggled in May, batting .243, but his form is improving, with two consecutive leadoff hits.
On the other hand, Chiba Lotte started Kazuya Ojima pitcher. In his last start (against Saitama Seibu on the 23rd), he won for the first time in six games with 9 hit 3 runs in the 8th inning. He’s been hit by a hit in his last four starts, totaling 6 Home Run, but will he be able to fix that in this game?
◇ pitcher Kojima Comment
“From the first inning, I’m going to go all out on the offense and I’m going to do my best to pitch well.”
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