Ryosuke Otsu and Espinoza face off again. Will Orix win their third straight away game?
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.21(日) 19:01
The 23rd game between Fukuoka Softbank and Orix will be held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome from 6:00 p.m. on September 22nd.
[Match Record] Fukuoka Softbank (1st place) vs. Orix (3rd place) 15 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws
[Announced starting pitchers]
Fukuoka Softbank: pitcher Ryosuke Otsu: 5 wins and 2 losses in 10 games, ERA 2.14
Orix: Espinoza pitcher 21 games, 5 wins, 8 losses, ERA
The starting pitcher for Fukuoka Softbank is Ryosuke Otsu. In his last appearance (on the 15th against Orix), he pitched 100 pitches in 6 innings, allowing 5 hit, 1 Walk, 2 strike out runs win. He will be hoping to control the game this time around and contribute to win. The player to watch in the batting lineup is Tatsuru Yanagimachi. In his last match against pitcher Espinoza, he had 2 hit, including a timely hit to score the first run. He also has a good batting average of over 40% against Orix. Expectations are high that he will lead the team in batting.
Orix pitcher will be Espinoza on mound. He faced off against pitcher last time, pitching 95 pitches in 4.2 innings, allowing 8 hit, 2 Walk, 6 strike out 4 runs, pitcher in lose. While he’s struggling with a 4-0 record against them, with ERA 6.65, the team will be looking to ride their winning streak. Keep an eye on Kotaro Kobayashi in the batting lineup. He hit doble in his last match against pitcher, and also had two hit, including Home Run, in the previous game. He’ll be hoping to contribute with his batting in this game and lead the team to a third consecutive win.
Written by Rihoko Niwa
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