On 21 March, Eastern League regular season and Chiba Lotte and Saitama Seibu first round match in Lotte Urawa Baseball Stadium was win by Chiba Lotte with a score of 4-0.

Chiba Lotte started Tokito Kawamura pitcher. He was hit by a pitch with one out in the first inning and double play hit, but he struck out the next two batters to end the inning with a triple in the top of the second. With one out in the top of the third inning, he survived a bases loaded pinch-hit run with three consecutive Walk and double play runner in the top of the fourth, but didn't allow a run. He walked mound in the fourth inning after 2 hit 3 runs Walk 3 on 60 pitches.

In the bottom of the third inning, back-to-back singles by Shota Ueda and Tsuyoshi Tanimura put runners on second and third with no outs, and Atsuki Tomosugi 's RBI single scored the go-ahead run. With one out and the bases loaded, they scored two more runs on an error and an RBI single by Koki Yamaguchi. In the bottom of the fourth, Yuta Kaneda added one more run on a two-out error on a hit and a sacrifice bunt by Ueda on a two-out triple.

From the fifth inning onwards, the relievers pitched well. After Kota Futaki pitcher struck out three in the top of the fifth, including two struck out, Kirato Nagashimada pitcher tied the game with one hit no runs in the top of the sixth. Shuta Takano pitcher closer the first two inning in the seventh inning and the No. 3 draft pick rookie Rikima Ichijo in the top of the ninth pitcher closed with a three-way tie. He threw 3 hit 3 Walk runs and batted 7 hit 4 runs. They are off to a good start, with three wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in their first four matches.

In the loss, Saitama Seibu, who started the game and rookie Hibiki Shinohara pitcher, the No. 5 pick in the draft, threw 64 pitches in three innings hit allowing five Hit by Pitch six strike out 3 runs. Lopez pitcher went 36 pitches in three innings, 2 hit Hit by Pitch 2 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0) and Ren Omagari pitcher pitched well in two innings, throwing 31 pitches without hit, 1 Walk 3 strike out runs. fielder had three hit and no goals scored, with two errors.

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West: Hibiki Hibiki Shinohara- Lopez -Ren Omagari
Ro Tokito Kawamura-Kota Futaki-Kirato Nagashimada- ○ Shuta Takano-Rikima Ichijo

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