Ryuhei Sotani will start for his first win in about three months. Tatsuya Imai has ERA of just under one in six games.
Pacific League Insight
2025.10.1(水) 21:35
The 25th game between Orix and Saitama Seibu will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka from 6:00 p.m. on October 2nd.
[Match record] Orix (3rd place) vs. Saitama Seibu (5th place) 14 wins, 10 losses
[Announced starting pitchers]
Orix: Ryuhei Sotani pitcher 8 wins and 7 losses in 20 games, ERA 3.79
Saitama Seibu: pitcher Tatsuya Imai 23 games, 9 wins, 5 losses, ERA 1.77 (4th place)
Orix ‘s pitcher Ryuhei Sotani will be pitching. In his last appearance (September 25th against Chiba Lotte), he gave up 8 hit and 4 runs in 3 innings, failing to keep the game in check. They hope to get their first win since July 11th and gain momentum heading into the postseason. On the batting side, Masahiro Nishino recorded 3 hit 3 RBI in the previous game. He has maintained his good form, posting a batting average of .333 in September.
Saitama Seibu ‘s starting pitcher, Tatsuya Imai, has started in six games against Orix this season, pitching 42 inning with a 1.71 ERA, but has yet to win a game. He will be hoping to show his same level pitch in this game and achieve double-digit win for the third consecutive year. Manaya Nishikawa is one to watch in the batting lineup. He hit Home Run in his last match against pitcher Soya (June 1st).
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