On August 22nd, four regular season will be held by Pacific League League teams.
Kazuki Tanaka has had multiple hit in two consecutive games
The 13th round of the Eastern Rakuten regular season between Tohoku Eastern League and Oisix Niigata will be held at Shinrindori Stadium Izumi from 12:00 noon.
[This season’s results] Tohoku Rakuten (5th place) vs. Oisix Niigata (7th place) 9 wins, 3 losses
Tohoku Rakuten is placing its hopes on Kazuki Tanaka. He started the season on the first team, but his form was poor and he was removed from the roster in mid-April. Since then, despite several opportunities to be promoted to the first team, he has struggled with a batting average of .056, and since August he has been training again in the second team. Still, he has recorded multiple hit in two consecutive games, so can he continue to make an impact?
Kenta Chatani had 4 At Bat 8 at hit in the last match.
Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium The 16th game will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Eastern League regular season, Chiba Lotte vs. Yokohama DeNA.
[Record against this season] Chiba Lotte (2nd place) vs. Yokohama DeNA (6th place) 8-7
Chiba Lotte The, Kenta Chatani The players are hitting well. Chatani, who has a .326 batting average so far this season, led the batting lineup with 8 At Bat 4 hit 1 RBI in the previous matchup with Yokohama DeNA. He will look to improve further from this point on and grab a chance to be promoted again.
Rookie Taiyo Sato aims to make the first team again
The 14th round of Eastern League regular season between Saitama Seibu and Tokyo Yakult will be held at CAR3219 Field from 1:00 p.m.
[This season’s results] Saitama Seibu (3rd place) vs. Tokyo Yakult (8th place) 11 wins, 2 losses
Saitama Seibu is keeping an eye on rookie Taiyo Sato. He batted first in the three games against Yokohama DeNA in the previous series, and currently has a batting average of .294. Since being promoted to the regular team in July, he has played in eight games for the first team and even recorded his first professional hit. However, he was unable to produce results with a batting average of .095, and was removed from the roster on the 15th. He will hone his batting skills and aim to return to the first team.
Ryu Sugisawa Ryu has the most RBI and Home Run on the team. Will Akihiro Yuto be able to show his power?
At Hotto Motto Field Kobe, Western League regular season, Orix vs. Fukuoka Softbank 23rd round will be played at 6:00 p.m.
Results for this season: Orix (4th place) vs. Fukuoka Softbank (1st place) 9-11-2
Orix The players were promoted in June of this season. Ryu Sugisawa The player was promoted in June of this season, but only appeared in 14 games, and has been living in the second base. He has a .264 batting average and a team-leading 5 Home Run 34 RBI in his time with the second team and would like to further improve his odds and appeal to the public.
Fukuoka Softbank After being traded, Masato Akihiro also failed to live up to expectations with a .208 batting average in 22 games for the Ichiguns. After his elimination, he played 27 games in the farm and recorded a .256 batting average, but has yet to Home Run appear. Will he be able to demonstrate his ability to hit long balls, which is his forte?
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・ Eastern League standings /individual results
・ Western League standings /individual records
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