◆Preseason game: DeNA 5-2 Seibu (22nd at Belluna Dome)
Seibu, who had won four consecutive games shutout game until the day before, started Yutaro Watanabe pitcher pitched well with no runs in three innings, but Yuta Nakamura pitcher, who was transferred from Hiroshima as an active draft pick, gave up four runs in the fifth inning to stop the team's runs streak at 40 inning. The team's winning streak also stopped at 4.
After the game, manager Fumiya Nishiguchi commented on Watanabe, who pitched 13 runs inning in the three exhibition games, saying, "He's in good shape. He looks like he's going into the season in good shape." As for Nakamura Yu, who gave runs, he said, "I wanted to see how he would pitch, but his control and the sharpness of breaking ball were lacking. I want him to fix that."
Nevertheless, other pitcher, including Yuta Kuroki, pitcher is aiming to move from development to the main team, performed steadily. The manager said, "The remaining pitcher pitch well. Everyone has been in good condition since the training camp," once again showing confidence in pitcher ability.
The batting lineup did not fare well until the 7th inning with 1 hit, but in the 8th inning Hiyu Motoyama infielder drove a straight ball from Marcelina into the right field seats for 2 runs. Nishiguchi commented on the 26-year-old, who is in his second year with the club and is aiming for a starting starting line-up position, "It was good that he watched his opponent's pitcher and focused on getting him out of the game. （The previous at-bat was also good.
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