Here are the starting pitchers for NPB’s games of Sunday, June 28.

Pacific League

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

Ryota Ishibashi (0-1) vs Toshihiro Sugiura (0-0)

Here’s big right-hander Ryota Ishibashi against the Buffaloes last weekend.

石橋良太　129キロフォーク

なんか全体的に去年より球速が遅い気がするが大丈夫なのだろうか？ pic.twitter.com/r8LwfTLpxV

— tanaka13＠やきう(その他色々も)すき (@tanaka19960727) June 22, 2020

Lions vs Hawks: MetLife Dome 1 pm, 12 midnight EDT

Kaito Yoza* (0-1) vs Akira Niho (0-1)

西武　與座 海人　104キロスライダー？

遅すぎてタイミングを合わせにくい pic.twitter.com/JaLKkZaA5y

— tanaka13＠やきう(その他色々も)すき (@tanaka19960727) February 27, 2020

Marines vs Buffaloes: Zozo Marine Stadium 2 pm, 1 am EDT

Manabu Mima (1-0) vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0)

Here’s a look at some of what Yamamoto brought last week against the Rakuten Eagles.

Here are all 10 of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s strikeouts today against Rakuten. Fastball around 155km (96mph) with a kneebuckling breaker. What a great performance from Yamamoto. #Bs2020 #山本由伸 pic.twitter.com/doLyF4BEbE

— Tom Mussa (@tom_mussa) June 21, 2020

Central League

Dragons vs Carp: Nagoya Dome 2 pm, 1 am EDT

Kodai Umetsu (1-0) vs Masato Morishita* (1-0)

Here are the eight strikeouts Carp rookie Masato Morishita recorded in his pro debut last Sunday.

森下暢仁 8奪三振 pic.twitter.com/3XnoDoxsF3

— ラフィット (@Lafittebird) June 21, 2020

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

Kentaro Taira (0-0) vs Kenichi Nakata (0-0)

Nakata is back in the Central League after six seasons with the PL’s SoftBank Hawks. The 2nd pick of the Chunichi Dragons in the 2004 draft, Nakata was a regular in their rotation from 2005 to 2013.

Swallows vs Giants: Jingu Stadium 1 pm, 12 midnight EDT

Hiroki Yamada (0-1) vs ANGEL SANCHEZ (1-0)