◆ Western League Orix 1-0 Hanshin Tigers (Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix won a shutout game win in the farm game. With no runs scored in the fourth inning, Nishikawa, who started as the third batter and left fielder, hit triple over the right field fence, and with one out, first-round draft rookie Mugiya (Fuji University), who was the fifth batter, hit sacrifice fly to center field. They took the lead off Hanshin Tigers starter Saiki.
Nishikawa also hit a single to right field off Saiki in his third at-bat in the sixth inning. left-handed hitter, who had a batting average of .51 in the exhibition games, showed signs of recovery with multiple hit. Meanwhile, Tonmiya, who played as the fourth batter and first baseman, ended up with no hit in three At Bat.
Pitching, the starter Espinosa pitched 4 hit innings of 4 nothing runs, 3 strike out good pitches. The second-year right-hander, who is expected to pitch in the fourth game of the season opener against Lotte (ZOZO Marine), showed that he is ready to go. After that, Hiroshi, Yamada, Higashimatsu, Kawase, and Yamazaki relayed no runs. 6 pitcher and kept the Toranos' one run.
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