The 12th game between Saitama Seibu and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Tokyo Dome from 6:00 p.m. on July 14th.
[Match results] Saitama Seibu (4th place) vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (1st place) 4 wins, 7 losses
[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Saitama Seibu: pitcher Chihiro Sumida 13 games, 7 wins (tied for 3rd place), 4 losses, ERA 1.69 (4th place)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher Kota Tatsu, 5 wins, 0 losses in 7 games, ERA 1.14
pitcher Tomoichiro Seibu will be starting for Chihiro Sumida. In their last match against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (June 28th), he gave up 5 hit, 10 strike out and 2 runs in 8 innings, a spectacular pitch. He has also started 13 games so far this season, achieving QS in 12 of them, so he is looking to show off his excellent pitching in this game as well. In terms of batting, Nevin has a good batting average of .350 against the team.
On the mound for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is pitcher Kota Tatsu, who is undefeated this season. In his last appearance (on the 6th against Tohoku Rakuten) he gave up 10 hit 5 runs (3 earned runs) in 5 innings, but the game was not decided, so his winning streak of starting every game since his debut continues. Also, in his last match against Saitama Seibu (June 29th), he pitched 115 pitches in 9 innings, runs 4 hit and 1 pitch, marking his first complete game win as a professional. Will he be able to show his good chemistry in this match and lead his team to win?
・ Pacific League standings /individual results
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