Lotte's Haruya Tanaka is scheduled to start in the exhibition game against Nippon-Ham on the 7th.

Through the team, Tanaka Haru commented, "As a starter, I think it's important to keep the score at zero, so I'll focus on results and pitch with all my might."

In his last appearance on March 1st, a practice game against Korea Lotte, Tanaka threw 42 pitches over three innings, closer two hit and no runs.