The games against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks start tomorrow. Here is a comparison between the two teams, to have an idea of how the games will be like:
| Team |  Hanshin Tigers |  Softbank Hawks |
| Ranking | 3rd Central League | 3rd Pacific League |
| Wins | 22 | 26 |
| Defeats | 17 | 19 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Winning percentage | .564 | .578 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 4.03 |
| AVG | .265 | .264 |
| Homeruns | 50 | 48 |
It seems that the Hawks' starting pitchers will be Shinsuke Ogura and D.J. Houlton. Note that Ogura used to play with Johjima when he was part of the Softbank roster. Regarding our starters, normally it's Tsuru and Kubo's turn. Unless the manager decide to change the order of the rotation. Some data about those pitchers:
|  Naoto Tsuru 23 years old Throws right ERA 0.00 0 W - 0 L |  Yasutomo Kubo 29 years old Throws right ERA 3.49 3 W - 4 L |
Softbank Hawks |  Shinsuke Ogura 29 years old Throws left ERA 3.05 2 W - 1 L |  D.J. Houlton 30 years old Throws right ERA 5.68 4 W - 4 L |
The games will take place at the Yahoo Dome. It's Hawks home so the Pacific League rules will be applied. Which means that a DH will bat instead of the pitcher.
Tuesday 18th: 6:00 p.m.*
Wednesday 19th: 6:00 p.m.*
*Japanese time
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