Shumpeita Yamashita aims for his first win of the season. Voit, who hit the opening run the day before, is batting .310 against Orix

Pacific League Insight

2025.9.26(金) 22:43

From 6 p.m. on September 27th, the 22nd round of Orix vs. Tohoku Rakuten will be held on Kyocera Dome Osaka.

【Head-to-Head Record】Orix (3rd place) vs Tohoku Rakuten (4th place) 11-10

【Advance Starter】
Orix: Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher 2 matches 0 wins 0 losses, ERA 2.13
Tohoku Rakuten: Kosei Shoji pitcher 4 wins 3 losses in 11 matches, ERA 3.43

Orix is Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher. In the two games he started this season, he didn’t get a win, but he made a game with 2 runs in 5 innings and 1 runs in 7.2 innings. In particular, in his last appearance, he showed off a good pitch that matched the record of Pacific League with 6 consecutive strike out and from the first hitter. Aiming for his first win of the season, he wants to show his strengths on the mound this time as well.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten will have Kosei Shoji pitcher in the starting mound. In his last appearance against Saitama Seibu on the 20th, he threw 6 innings, and runs only scored 1 run by a solo Home Run. He won his first white star in a month. Orix has a record of 1-0 and a ERA of 4.09 in two matches this season, but what kind of pitch will he show? In the batting lineup, Voight, who hit the first timely hit the day before, boasts a good match with a batting average of .310 in the Orix game.

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