◇Saitama Seibu vs Yokohama DeNA Open Match (21st, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu Tatsuya Imai pitcher is a full pitch 3 inning. For the second year in a row, the team made good adjustments for the second time in a row for the opening of the mound.

pitcher Imai made his first start since the match against Hanshin Tigers on the 12th. First of all, in the first inning, he cut the leadoff player Masashi Kuwahara to struck out and then struck out the rest to finish off the three-way tie. In the second inning, he struck out consecutive struck out from No. 4 Austin and No. 5 Yoshitomo Tsutsuka, showing off his brilliant pitching against the powerful Yokohama DeNA batting lineup, which won the Japan title last season. He continued to show his pitch in the next three innings, exiting mound after 32 pitches hit no walk 4 strike out no runs in three innings.

◇Comment by pitcher Imai
"I didn't have a lot of struck out Walk today, so I think it was good overall, but I want to improve my accuracy so that I can throw the ball well and fork the to hook it to the right-handed hitter."

Written by Hiroki Tanijima