The Tokyo Yakult Swallows will welcome the Chunichi Dragons to the Meiji Jingu Stadium for another round of NPB action. They stand at 59-36 for the season and sit in third place on the Central League table. They come into this game on the back of a 9-7 win against the Hanshin Tigers. Santana picked up six RBI, Yamada picked up one and Osuna picked up two RBI’s. Sneed had three strikeouts while Kizawa had two strikeouts to his name.
On the other hand, the Chunichi Dragons have an overall season record of 41-52 and come into this game on the back of a 9-7 loss against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Abe drove in three RBI’s while Hirata picked up two RBI’s. Sobue and Neo picked up two strikeouts each. The Dragons sit at the bottom of the Central League table.
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| Chunichi | Hiroshima |
| Yohei Oshima | Takayoshi Noma |
| Yuki Okabayashi | Ryosuke Kikuchi |
| Takuya Kinoshita | Shogo Akiyama |
| Dayan Viciedo | Ryuhei Matsuyama |
| Luke Wakamatsu | Shogo Sakakura |
| Shunta Goto | Hisayoshi Chono |
| Masami Ishigaki | Kaito Kozono |
| Ryuku Tsuchida | Yoshitaka Isomura |
| Yuya Yanagi | Drew Anderson |
The match between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons will take place at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, August 4 at 6:00 PM (Japan Time).
The match between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons will be telecast live on Fuji TV. You can also log in to npb.jp and follow the game from any corner of the world.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| Japan | Fuji TV | August 4 (6:00 PM) |