Announced starting pitchers in Japanese pro baseball for day games on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

Pacific League

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

Ryusei Kawano (0-2, 3.86) vs Yuki Ariyoshi (1-0, 2.25)

Eagles vs Lions: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi 1 pm, 12 midnight EDT

Takayuki Kishi (1-0, 4.50) vs Daiki Enokida (-)

Buffaloes vs Hawks: Kyocera Dome 1 pm, 12 midnight EDT

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-0, 1.82) vs Akira Niho (1-2, 7.36)

Central League

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

Kentaro Taira (2-1, 1.08) vs Toshiki Sakurai (1-1, 2.89)

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

Yuta Iwasada (2-1, 3.38) vs Kodai Umetsu (2-2, 5.25)

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

Atsushi Endo (1-1, 6.75) vs Hirotoshi Takanashi (1-1, 3.18)