The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) is also a "pitcher and hitter" this year. Three pitchers maintain the 0-point range in ERA over mid-May. As many as eight pitchers in the Central League have one run range. Including the Pacific League, the total number of players is 12. Seibu Lions right-hander Tatsuya Imai marks 0.59 to rank No. 1 overall. H