Aiming for their 8th win, Alen Kuri and Tatsuya Imai will start. Taishi Hirooka had 3 hit in the previous match. | Pacific League

The 17th game between Orix and Saitama Seibu will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka from 6:00 p.m. on August 15th.

[Match record] Orix (3rd place) vs. Saitama Seibu (5th place) 8 wins, 8 losses

[Announced starting pitchers]
Orix: pitcher Alen Kuri 18 games, 7 wins, 7 losses, ERA 2.78
Saitama Seibu: pitcher Tatsuya Imai 17 games, 7 wins, 4 losses, 1.76 ERA

Orix ‘s starting pitcher is Alen Kuri. Although he recorded QS in both games after the All-Star break, it has been about a month since his last win. Will he be able to attract support with his well-paced pitch and secure win? On the batting side, Taishi Hirooka had three hit off pitcher Tatsuya Imai in their last matchup.

Saitama Seibu ‘s starting pitcher, Imai, had been far from his usual pitching form in July, but in his last appearance on the 7th, he pitched a brilliant game against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, allowing only one hit and 11 strike out in seven innings without runs a run, earning his seventh win. In his match against Orix Buffaloes on the 31st, he gave up six runs in the sixth inning due to defense errors. This time, he’ll be looking for revenge.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa

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