Alen Kuri has runs 20 consecutive scoreless inning at home, while Howard is aiming for his sixth consecutive win since coming to Japan. | Pacific League

Alen Kuri has runs 20 consecutive scoreless inning at home, and Howard is aiming for his sixth consecutive win since coming to Japan.

Pacific League Insight

2025.9.28(日) 21:06

The 24th game between Orix and Tohoku Rakuten will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka from 6:00 p.m. on September 29th.

[Match record] Orix (3rd place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten (4th place) 13 wins, 10 losses

[Announced starting pitchers]
Orix: pitcher Alen Kuri 24 games, 10 wins, 8 losses, ERA
Tohoku Rakuten: pitcher 5-0 in 8 games with a 1.79 ERA

Orix ‘s starting pitcher Alen Kuri. This season, he has started 12 games at his home stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss, a 1.18 ERA, and 11 QS, demonstrating exceptional consistency. He is also currently on a 20-inning shutout streak at the stadium. While he has runs two straight losses against Tohoku Rakuten, we hope he will use pitch, which he has adapted to since his first year with the mound, to give the team a boost in the Persol CS Pacific League.

Tohoku Rakuten will face off against pitcher Howard, who will be starting on mound. In his return game against Chiba Lotte on the 15th after a poor upper body condition, he gave up four runs (three earned runs) in 3.2 innings, which was far from his usual pitch. However, in his last appearance (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on the 23rd), he pitched 6.1 innings without runs, marking his fifth consecutive win since coming to Japan. This will be his first matchup against Orix, but will he be able to put an end to his team’s losing streak with his upbeat performance?

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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