Hanshin Tigers

No injuries

No injuries (no players on the injured list as of Sep 9). Probable starter: Shoki Murakami. 2023 first-round pick Kaito Shimomura was deactivated Sep 24, two days after his relief debut on Sep 23.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

• Shinichi OnukiPOut

  Rehabbing after right shoulder surgery (last October)

• Kohei MoriharaPOut

  Right elbow ligament surgery (April); rehabbing

• Kasuga SakaguchiPOut

  Tommy John surgery (last December); rehabbing

• Shion MatsuoIF/OFInjured list

  Concussion (Sep 18)

• Asahi MiyashitaOFOut

  Injured on a headfirst slide (mid-September); club considers him effectively out for the season

• Daiki Ishigami-Injured list

  Lower-body injury · Expected return: About 10 days to recover

Probable starter: Yutaro Ishida. Senhan Sasaki, who had five straight scoreless outings (0.00 ERA) since his September call-up, was abruptly deactivated Sep 24.