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Chunichi Dragons (8-1-11) vs Hiroshima Toyo Carp (7-1-9)
Sunday, July 12th, 1:00 AM EDT
Projected Starters
RHP Kodai Umetsu (2-1, 5.00 ERA) vs RHP Atsushi Endoh (0-1, 9.90 ERA)
Game Preview
The third game of the three-game set between the Chunichi Dragons and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp will be played Sunday, and both teams have split wins thus far. The Dragons won the series opener 3-2, but the Carp offense exploded in Game 2 as they scored 19 runs on route to a 19-4 victory. Game 3 seems to be an important game for both teams, as both sit near the bottom of the Central League standings – Chunichi are in fifth place, while the Carp are in fourth place but have four fewer wins than the third-placed team, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. The pitching matchup for the series finale will feature Kodai Umetsu for the Dragons and Atsushi Endoh for the Carp. Neither pitcher inspires a lot of confidence, but Endoh's struggles are for real – he has allowed 11 runs while giving up 12 hits in just 10 innings of work as a starter. He posted a 3.16 ERA as a reliever in 2019.
Chunichi Dragons Expected Lineup:
CF – Yohei Ohshima
2B – Toshiki Abe
LF – Nobumasa Fukuda
1B – Dayan Viciedo
3B – Shuhei Takahashi
C – Takuya Kinoshita
SS – Yota Kyoda
RF – Masami Ishigaki
P – Kodai Umetsu
Hiroshima Toyo Carp Expected Lineup:
LF – Jose Pirela
2B – Ryosuke Kikuchi
CF
