On 2 April, the first round of the Chiba Lotte and Orix matches in Zozo Marine Stadium was win 3-2 for Orix.

Orix starter Ryuhei Sotani pitcher was loaded with one out in the bottom of the third inning on an error by Walk and Eito Takabe. Concede the first goal with a player's squeeze. He carried runner on his back every time after that, but got through the runs without a hit, exiting the mound with 4 hit 3 Walk 5 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0) on 101 pitches in six innings.

In the top of the fourth, Keita Nakagawa and Ryoma Nishikawa hit tied the game with two outs and the bases loaded on an RBI infield hit by Kotaro Kobayashi. With one out in the top of the seventh, Kenya Wakatsuki loaded the bases with hit and Masahiro Nishino followed with a two-run single to put the game out of reach.

In the bottom of the seventh, Seiryu Kotajima pitcher put runners on first and second with two outs on Kyuto Ueda 's doble and Walk, and Soto's RBI single put the lead at 1 runs but the lead was maintained. Perdomo pitcher struck out three in the bottom of the eighth and Machado pitcher closed out the bottom of the ninth to end the game 3-2. pitcher Sotani made his first win of the season, while Nishikawa scored three hit.

In the Chiba Lotte loss, starter Yuji Nishino pitcher threw 6 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out 1 runs on 84 pitches in six innings, but the Shunsuke Nakamori was second. pitcher threw 41 pitches in two innings, hit 2 runs. The offense came up short with 8 hit 2 runs scored and their winning streak from the start of the season was halted at 3.

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○ Ryuhei Sotani-Seiryu Kotajima- Perdomo - S. Machado
Yuji Nishino- Nakamori Shunsuke Nakamori-Fumiya Ono

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