Seibu Lions will play an exhibition game against Nippon-Ham (ESCON) on the 4th. infielder Kazunari Ishii 31), who exercised his free agent rights last offseason and transferred from Nippon-Ham will start as the second batter and second baseman. He will make a triumphant return to his former team's home base.
Seibu Lions' starting line-up is as follows:
1 (left) Kuwabara
2 (2) Ishii
3 (center) Nishikawa
4 (3) WATABE
5 (finger) Nakazo
6 (right) Canario
7 (i) Yamamura
8 (catcher) Yu Koga
9 (shortstop) Takizawa
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