Hiromi Ito is aiming for his career-high 15th win. Will Tokito Kawamura get revenge for their last match?
Pacific League Insight
2025.9.21(日) 19:00
On September 22 at 2:00 p.m., Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte 22 games will be played at ES CON FIELD.
Results: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (2nd place) vs. Chiba Lotte (6th place) 15-6
Preliminary Round
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Hiromi Ito pitcher 24 games, 14 wins (1st), 6 losses, ERA 2.56, 175 strike out (1st), 175.2 innings (1st), 5 complete game (tied for 1st)
Chiba Lotte: Tokito Kawamura pitcher 3 games, 1 win, ERA 3.86
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham The starter of the Hiromi Ito pitcher has nine consecutive QS games. His opponent, Chiba Lotte, is 2-0 in three starts this season with a ERA 3.43 mark. In what is expected to be his last appearance at home in the regular season, he will be looking for his career-high 15th win in his last outing in hopes of turning the tide for a come-from-behind victory.
Against Chiba Lotte, Tokito Kawamura pitcher will go to mound for his first start. has made two starts in September, pitching more than five innings in both earned runs 1 and ERA 1.74, showing a good sense of stability. In his last start against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (August 14, ES CON FIELD), which was his return to the lineup, he had a tough time with a 5 runs (earned runs 4) result in the middle of the 4th inning. They will be looking for revenge against their bitter rivals at the same stadium.
Text by Aoi Yokoyama
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