◆Pre-season game Seibu Lions and Hanshin Tigers (10th, Koshien)

Seibu Lions infielder Tyler Nevin will play as the fourth batter and DH. He had been training individually, but joined the first team on this day. infielder Keisuke Nakata, who accompanied Hanshin Tigers Japan as a support member until the warm-up game against Hanshin on the 3rd (Kyocera Dome), will also join the team and will start as the ninth batter and shortstop. In addition, Hasegawa, who is registered as outfielder, will play as the seventh batter and first baseman.

The starting pitcher will be Mitsunari Takahashi. Seibu Lions 's starting line-up is as follows:

[Seibu]

1 (left) Kuwabara

2 (center) Nishikawa

3 (3) Watanabe

4 (finger) Nevin

5 (2) Tonozaki

6 (right) Canario

7 (1) Hasegawa

8 (catcher) Yu Koga

9 (shortstop) Nakata

Starting pitcher: Mitsunari Takahashi