Ryuhei Sotani pitches for the first time since July 20th. Verhagen win first game in four months in his last game. | Pacific League

From 2 p.m. on August 2, the 17th round of Orix vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

[Head-to-head record] Orix (3rd place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) 8 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw

【Advance Starter】
Orix: Ryuhei Sotani pitcher 8 wins 4 losses in 15 matches, ERA 3.22
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Verhagen pitcher 4 matches 2 wins 2 losses, ERA 4.50

Orix ‘s starter, Ryuhei Sotani pitcher, made his first appearance since July 20. So far, they have won a team-leading 8 wins. In this game, we want to continue to play a stable pitch and lead the team to a four-game winning streak. In the batting lineup, Kenya Wakatsuki players have hit in 4 consecutive games. In 3 of those matches, he has scored multiple hit. I want to lead the pitcher team in this game and contribute in batting.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started pitcher Verhagen. In his last appearance (July 26, Chiba Lotte game), he took the mound from the 4th inning and scored his first win in about 4 months with 3 hit Hit by Pitch 7 strike out runs in 6 innings. This will be his first appearance as a starter since April 13th, but will he pitch well in this game as well? In the batting lineup, Kazunari Ishii hit 2 hit in their last clash. In addition, he has maintained his good form, hitting a Home Run in the previous game.

Text: Rihoko Niwa

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