Lotte’s Shuta Ishikawa “I want to do my best to pitch as long as I can, even if it’s just one inning, one pitch.” He’ll be starting against Orix on the 26th! | Pacific League

Lotte’s Shuta Ishikawa will start in the game against Orix on the 26th.

Ishikawa commented through the team, “My condition is improving in some areas, so I’m going to put that to good use and do my best to pitch tenaciously for long inning, even just one inning, and one pitch at a time, so that I can lead the team to victory.”

Ishikawa has pitched 14 1/3 innings in three games against Orix this season, with a record of 1 win and 0 losses and ERA of 0.63, showing excellent chemistry with the team.