Starting pitchers
Kishi, Morishita, Ono on tap
Rakuten Eagles right-handed Takayuki Kishi was named to his regular Tuesday start against the Marines in Sendai, against Ayumu Ishikawa, who will make his season debut.
The big Central League will be Yuki Nishi of the Tigers at home at Koshien Stadium against 2020 rookie of the year Masato Morishita of the Hiroshima Carp.
Chunichi Dragons Sawamura Award winner Yudai Ono, who has so far last the consistent elite command he displayed after his first few starts in 2020, will pitch against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome.
Pacific League
Eagles vs Marines: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Takayuki Kishi (2-0, 1.20) vs Ayumu Ishikawa (-)
Lions vs Fighters: MetLife Dome 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT
Wataru Matsumoto (1-1, 5.00) vs Takahide Ikeda (0-2, 5.91)
Hawks vs Buffaloes: PayPay Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Shunsuke Kasaya (1-0, 2.61) vs Daiki Tajima (0-1, 3.46)
Central League
Giants vs Dragons: Tokyo Dome 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT
Angel Sanchez (0-1, 6.00) vs Yudai Ono (0-1, 4.85)
Swallows vs BayStars: Jingu Stadium 5:30 pm, 4:30 am EDT
Albert Suarez (0-1, 3.60) vs Shinichi Onuki (1-0, 2.84)
Tigers vs Carp: Koshien Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Yuki Nishi (1-1, 1.93) vs Masato Morishita (2-0, 0.00)
Active roster moves 4/12/2021
Deactivated players can be re-activated from 4/22
Central League
Activated
None
Dectivated
| Giants | P | 35 | Toshiki Sakurai |
| Giants | IF | 52 | Takumi Kitamura |
| Dragons | P | 21 | Toshiya Okada |
| Dragons | OF | 60 | Yuki Okabayashi |
| BayStars | P | 53 | Sota Ikeya |
| BayStars | OF | 52 | Seiya Hosokawa |
| Carp | P | 19 | Yusuke Nomura |
Pacific League
Activated
None
Dectivated
| Marines | P | 60 | Rikuto Yokoyama |
| Fighters | C | 30 | Shingo Usami |
| Fighters | IF | 24 | Yuki Nomura |
