Open game Nippon-Ham and Lotte (8th, Escond)

Nippon-Ham of Kohei Arihara pitcher (33) was the starter, making his first appearance at Escondido after returning to his old stomping grounds. He went up to mound with a loud cheer along with Arihara's call. 4 hit 5 Walk 2 runs in 2 2/3 innings, he came off mound after throwing 59 pitches. The fastest speed was 145 km/h.

In the first inning, leadoff batter Fujiwara hit a single to right field and right fielder Yazawa made an error, putting the team in a pinch with a runner on second base with no outs, but they got No. 2 hitter Soto into a double play with a line drive to second base. They Walk No. 3 hitter Polanco, who was unable to throw a single to strike, and then got Oka to ground out to shortstop after being given three balls.

In the second inning, Walk, Takabe hit a single to left field, and Ueda was walked, putting the team in a pinch with the bases Walk and no bases loaded, and Sato's sacrifice fly to right field gave them a run. After that, Ogawa grounded out to shortstop and Fujiwara grounded out to second base.

bases loaded In the 3rd inning, Soto Walk led off the inning, Polanco hit to right to put runners on first and third with no outs, and Oka added a run with a infield hit to play for a walk. 6th and Takabe gave up Walk his fifth of the day, and Ueda was cut down by a missed struck out. With two outs bases loaded, he switched to 2nd and Kikuchi at 2nd and 3rd. All three times he allowed a runner to reach base. It became a painful pitch.

This will be his second time mound in a real game this season since closer a runs first inning in a training match against Hanwha of South Korea (in Nago) on February 26th. After training on the 7th, the day before, he said, "I think I'll be throwing pitches, accuracy, and number of pitches, so I'd like to check that. I think there's still a month until the start of the season, so I'd like to get in shape properly in preparation for the opening."

He has been confirmed as the starting pitcher for the fourth game of the season against Lotte (Ace Con) on March 31st.