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NPB 2020 7-13 games and news

BayStars’ Austin out with finger injury

The DeNA BayStars deactivated outfielder Tyler Austin on Monday after he was scratched from the game lineup for the team’s games on Saturday and Sunday against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium.

The 28-year-old Austin reported pain and discomfort in his right index finger on Friday according to the Hochi Shimbun. In 17 games this season, Austin who began mashing in the spring and has not stopped, has a .403 on-base percentage and a .618 slugging average.

The BayStars start a three-day series against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome on Tuesday.

Active roster moves 7/13/2020

Deactivated players can be re-activated from 7/23

Central League

Activated

None

Dectivated

BayStarsIF23Tyler Austin

Pacific League

Activated

None

Dectivated

LionsP44Kaito Yoza
MarinesP48Toshiya Nakamura
MarinesP86Jose Flores
FightersP13Tsubasa Nabatame
BuffaloesC62Katsuki Yamazaki

NPB 2020 7-14 pitchers

Announced starting pitchers in Japanese pro ball for Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Pacific League

Fighters vs Marines: Sapporo Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Naoyuki Uwasawa (0-0, 1.80) vs Manabu Mima (1-1, 4.08)

Eagles vs Lions: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Hayato Yuge (2-1, 2.89) vs Kona Takahashi (2-1, 5.71)

Buffaloes vs Hawks: Kyocera Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Andrew Albers (1-1, 2.12) vs Kodai Senga (1-0, 5.40)

Central League

Dragons vs BayStars: Nagoya Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Takumi Yamamoto (1-1, 6.43) vs Shinichi Onuki (0-2, 9.00)

Tigers vs Swallows: Koshien Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Takumi Akiyama (0-1, 4.35) vs Masanori Ishikawa (0-1, 5.65)

Carp vs Giants: Mazda Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Allen Kuri (1-0, 3.00) vs Tomoyuki Sugano (2-0, 2.91)