Hokkaido Rakuten ‘s Ryota Takinaka vs. Nippon-Ham ‘s Haruki Hosono… starting line-up announced | Pacific League July 21, 2025
Hokkaido [Orix] Losing streak puts them 5.5 games behind the top-ranked Nippon-Ham, their biggest gap this season… Coach Kishida says “We need to hang in there” in response to the efforts of the top two teams | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Rakuten] Sora Suzuki in the first inning without runs a run after being promoted back to the first team: “It was a positive thing that we were able closer the score at zero” | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Nippon-Ham] Manager Shinjo: “Just as planned” First time in 16 years since 2009, the team has taken the lead and has the most points with 20 points | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Rakuten] Succumbs to a one-hit attack and loses three games in a row Manager Hajime Miki says “We’re not going where we’re aiming” | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Fresh All-Star Game] Nippon-Ham two-way player No. 1 draft pick Leo Shibata: “I want to play in the first team soon” – fastest pitch of 154 km/h, shutout in the first inning | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido Ryota Takinaka, who pitched shutout game win last time, will start the game. Reyes has a good batting average of .349 against Tohoku Rakuten | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Rakuten] Michael Franco has been “a good home run” for the first time in 52 days｜Pacific League.com｜Pro baseball July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Rakuten] Penalty’s Wacky throws the opening pitch, a wild pitch, “I’m embarrassed…” He returns from oropharyngeal cancer in 20 | Pacific League July 20, 2025
Hokkaido [Nippon-Ham] Kotaro Kiyomiya, 8th home run, 3-run lead “Thanks to everyone who helped me” | Pacific League July 20, 2025
