Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be facing off against Uchi Seiryu is looking for win in about three and a half months. They will be joined by Hiromi Ito, who is on a three-game winning streak.
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.16(火) 21:16
The 24th game between Tohoku Rakuten and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi from 6:00 p.m. on September 17th.
[Match record] Tohoku Rakuten (4th place) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) 6 wins, 16 losses, 1 draw
[Announced starting pitchers]
Tohoku Rakuten: pitcher Uchi Seiryu 24 games, 3 wins, 5 losses, ERA 3.07
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher: Hiromi Ito 23 games, 14 wins (1st place), 6 losses, ERA 2.56
Tohoku Rakuten ‘s starting pitcher Uchi Seiryu. In their last match on August 31st, he pitched 71 pitches in 5 innings, allowing 4 hit, no Hit by Pitch 3 strike out and no runs. However, his last win as a starter was on June 4th. He hopes to bring home win in about 3.5 months with game-winning pitch. On the batting lineup, Atsuki Muto had a batting average of .333 in September. He had 2 hit 1 RBI in the match on the 15th.
On mound for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will be pitcher Hiromi Ito, who is currently on a three-game winning streak. In his last appearance (on the 9th against Fukuoka Softbank), he threw 125 pitches in 7 innings, allowing 6 hit, no Hit by Pitch, 7 strike out 3 runs. He has also pitched in 5 games against Tohoku Rakuten this season, showing a good record of 4 wins and 0 losses. Will he be able to continue his strong form and lead the team in the fierce championship race?
Written by Yokazu Sonoda
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