Tomohisa Ozeki has been in the HQS for six consecutive games, while high school graduate and second-year Kaisei Tomatsu makes his first professional start | Pacific League

From 2 p.m. on July 27th, the 14th round of Fukuoka Softbank vs. Orix will be held on MIZUHO PayPay Dome.

[Head-to-head record] Fukuoka Softbank (2nd place) vs. Orix (3rd place) 8 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws

【Advance Starter】
Fukuoka Softbank: Tomohisa Ozeki pitcher 7 wins 3 losses in 15 matches, ERA 1.68
Orix: Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher 0 wins 0 losses in 1 match, ERA 9.00

Fukuoka Softbank starts Tomohisa Ozeki pitcher. In his last appearance (16th, Chiba Lotte game), he won his 5th consecutive victory with 8 innings, 115 pitches, 4 hit, 1 Walk, 9 strike out, and no runs. He is currently in HQS for 6 consecutive games and continues to maintain a stable pitch. Can he throw a long inning in this game and extend the team’s winning streak to “8”? The batting line is looking for Ukyo Shuto players who recorded 3 hit in the previous game and hit in 9 consecutive games.

On the other hand, Orix is Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher ‘s first professional start. In his last appearance as a reliever (19th, Chiba Lotte game), he had 2 innings, 2 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out 2 runs. What kind of pitch will he show on the stage of his first start? In the batting lineup, Keita Nakagawa player scored 2 hit 1 RBI including Home Run in previous games. His batting average against Fukuoka Softbank is .325, which is a good match.

Text: Rihoko Niwa

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