Announced starting pitchers in Japanese pro baseball for Saturday, July 18, 2020.

Pacific League

Fighters vs Marines: Sapporo Dome 2 pm, 1 am EDT

Takayuki Kato (0-1, 6.08) vs Atsuki Taneichi (1-1, 2.88)

Eagles vs Lions: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi 2 pm, 1 am EDT

Takahiro Shiomi (1-2, 6.61) vs Wataru Matsumoto (0-2, 6.64)

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

Daiki Tajima (1-0, 2.28) vs Shuta Ishikawa (2-0, 3.78)

Central League

BayStars vs Giants: Yokohama Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.88) vs Angel Sanchez (2-2, 3.32)

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

Yuki Nishi (1-1, 1.65) vs Akiyoshi Katsuno (0-1, 27.00)

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

Hiroki Tokoda (1-1, 5.54) vs Yasuhiro Ogawa (3-0, 4.63)