Senga debut announced
SoftBank Hawks ace Kodai Senga, who either led or tied for the 2020 Pacific League lead in wins, strikeouts and ERA, will make his first team debut on Tuesday at Sapporo Dome against the Nippon Ham Fighters. The four-time defending Japan Series champion Hawks are currently mired in a five-game losing streak.
Starting pitchers
Pacific League
Fighters vs Hawks: Sapporo Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Takahide Ikeda (0-1, 5.40) vs Kodai Senga (-)
Lions vs Eagles: MetLife Dome 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT
Wataru Matsumoto (1-0, 5.40) vs Takayuki Kishi (1-0, 0.00)
Marines vs Buffaloes: Zozo Marine Stadium 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT
Kazuya Ojima (0-1, 7.50) vs Daiki Tajima (0-1, 3.00)
Central League
Swallows vs Carp: Jingu Stadium 5:30 pm, 4:30 am EDT
Albert Suarez (0-0, 6.75) vs Masato Morishita (1-0, 0.00)
Dragons vs BayStars: Vantelin Dome (Nagoya) 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Yudai Ono (0-0, 2.57) vs Shinichi Onuki (0-0, 1.29)
Tigers vs Giants: Koshien Stadium 6 pm, 5 am EDT
Yuki Nishi (0-1, 1.29) vs Angel Sanchez (0-0, 0.00)
Active roster moves 4/5/2021
Deactivated players can be re-activated from 4/15. Those marked with an asterisk are coronavirus deactivations and can return earlier when they are cleared to play.
Central League
Activated
None
Dectivated
| Giants | IF | 48 | Zelous Wheeler * |
| Carp | IF | 10 | Kevin Cron |
| Swallows | P | 48 | Yuto Kanakubo |
| Swallows | IF | 58 | Hideki Nagaoka |
Pacific League
Activated
None
Dectivated
| Hawks | P | 63 | Hiroyuki Kawahara |
| Hawks | C | 12 | Hiroaki Takaya |
