◆Exhibition game Rakuten Eagles vs. DeNA (8th, Shizuoka)

Rakuten Eagles will play an exhibition game against DeNA in Kusanagi, Shizuoka on the 8th. The starting pitcher will be new foreign right-hander Urena (formerly of the Angels), who has 44 career wins in Major League Baseball. This will be his first time mound since his relief appearance against DeNA on February 22nd (in Ginowan), and his first start in an exhibition game. The game will start at 1pm. The starting lineup is as follows:

1 (middle) Nakajima

2 (Right) Sato

3 (3) Murabayashi

4 (1) Kurokawa

5 (Left) Gonzalez

6 (finger) Asamura

7 (Play) Sozan

8 (2) Kofukuda

9 (catcher) Ota

Pitcher: Ureña