◆Pre-season game Hanshin Tigers and Softbank Hawks (6th, Koshien)

Hernandez pitched as the third pitcher for Softbank Hawks in the seventh inning. With one out, he allowed a single to Takadera to right hit and Walk to Kumagai, then allowed runs on an RBI single to center field by Nakagawa. He then allowed a second run on consecutive wild pitches with runners on first and second and one runs. With one out and a runner on third, Motoyama sacrifice fly to left field to give up the third run of the inning, and then Walk Ueda. After allowing another hit to left field by Obata, manager Hiroki Kokubo announced his substitution. The left-handed relief pitcher showed no signs of closer his frustration on mound, giving runs three hit on three hits and two Walk to seven hitter in a disastrous performance.

Fujii, who pitched in the winning pattern last season, is out for the season after undergoing right elbow surgery, and Hernandez, in his fourth year in Japan, is expected to be part of win formula.