Here are the announced starting pitchers for NPB’s games of Thursday, July 2.
Pacific League
Fighters vs Hawks: Sapporo Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
DREW VERHAGEN (1-0) vs RICK van den HURK (1-0)
Eagles vs Marines: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Takahiro Shiomi (0-1) vs Daiki Iwashita (1-0)
Lions vs Buffaloes: MetLife Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Keisuke Honda (0-1) vs Sachiya Yamasaki (-)
Central League
Giants vs BayStars: Tokyo Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Toshiki Sakurai (0-0) vs Shinichi Onuki (-)
Dragons vs Tigers: Nagoya Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Yuichiro Okano* (0-1) vs ONELKI GARCIA (0-1)
Swallows vs Carp: Jingu Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT
GABRIEL YNOA (0-1) vs Allen Kuri (1-0)
