On February 28, the open match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Saitama Seibu Lions at March Stadium in Koala was win by Saitama Seibu Lions 4-1.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter, Wataru Matsumoto pitcher, lost one run in the first inning, but in the bottom of the second inning, he overcame a pinch with one out on first and second base to make it 3 hit 1 runs in the second inning. From the third inning, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher and Wingenter pitcher each connected 1 inning with runs score.

In the top of the 5th inning, the batting line reached third base due to an enemy error involving Natsuo Takizawa player's doble. Following Manaya Nishikawa The player's timely hit equalizes the score. Furthermore, when Shinya Hasegawa player connected with a infield hit, Masayuki Kuwahara player succeeded in winning with a timely hit.

In the top of the 8th inning, Shuta Tonosaki 's hit and Canario's Walk got a good opportunity with one out, second and third base, and Takayoshi Yamamura 's two-run timely hit made the score 4-1. reliever team connected with E. Ramirez pitcher, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher, and Haruse Narita pitcher with no runs pitch after the fifth inning, and Ryota Itokawa in the bottom of the ninth. pitcher ended with a three-way retirement. Yamamura has scored 2 hit 2 RBI.

On the other hand, for Chiba Lotte Marines, starter Yuji Nishino pitcher had 3 innings, 38 pitches, 2 hit no runs. The batting line took the lead, but after the 5th inning, it ended in 1 hit and became lose. Eito Takabe recorded 2 hit 2 stolen base.

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Wataru Matsumoto-Hiroshi Kaino- ○ Wingenter - E. Ramirez -Hibiki Shinohara-Haruse Narita- S Ryota Itokawa
Yuji Nishino-Yuki Karakawa-Yuto Kimura

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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