Potential 2011 Opening Day Starters
by Gen on Apr.06, 2011 @ 3:06 pm, under NPB
I have compiled a list of potential opening day starters.
Regarding the Chunichi Dragons: names like Maximo Nelson and Kenichi Nakata have been mentioned. Both pitched yesterday against the Yakult Swallows - Nelson 3 shutout innings on 1 hit; and Nakata 2 runs on 2 hits over 3 innings.
| Team | Pitcher | Opponent | Venue | Times | Last outing |
| Softbank Hawks | Tsuyoshi Wada | Orix Buffaloes | Kyocera Dome | 3 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAM): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R |
| Seibu Lions | Hideaki Wakui | Nippon Ham Fighters | Sappooro Dome | 4 (4) | 4/5 (vs LOT): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | Yoshihisa Naruse | Rakuten Eagles | QVC Marine Field | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs SEI): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 10 SO |
| Nippon Ham Fighters | Yu Darvish | Seibu Lions | Sapporo Dome | 5 (5) | 4/5 (vs SOF): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 11 SO |
| Orix Buffaloes | Hiroshi Kisanuki | Softbank Hawks | Kyocera Dome | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs RAK): 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R |
| Rakuten Eagles | Hisashi Iwakuma | Chiba Lotte Marines | QVC Marine Field | 7 (5) | 4/6 (vs ORI): 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R |
| Chunichi Dragons | * | Yokohama Bay Stars | Yokohama Stadium | ||
| Hanshin Tigers | Atsushi Nomi | Hiroshima Carp | Koshien Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/3 (vs YOK): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R |
| Yomiuri Giants | Shun Tono | Yakult Swallows | Ube Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HAN): 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R |
| Yakult Swallows | Masanori Ishikawa | Yomiuri Giants | Ube Stadium | 6 (4) | 4/5 (vs CHU): 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R |
| Hiroshima Carp | Kenta Maeda | Hanshin Tigers | Koshien Stadium | 2 (2) | 4/5 (vs YOK): 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R |
| Yokohama Bay Stars | Shogo Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | Yokohama Stadium | 1 (1) | 4/5 (vs HIR): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R |
