[Orix Buffaloes] Ryoma Nishikawa hits the winning solo home run! The team's first home run in the opening game. "It was effortless, I was able to swing through it well and hit it," he said, winning the game comfortably against Lotte.

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Orix Buffaloes 's Ryoma Nishikawa hit the first solo Home Run of the game with no outs in the fourth inning (photographer: Jun Imanishi)

◆Pre-season game: Lotte 1-4 Orix Buffaloes (10th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

　オリックスは、西川龍馬外野手がオープン戦チーム初本塁打となる決勝ソロを放ち、ロッテに快勝した。

　初回は先頭の宗が右翼線二塁打を放ち、１死三塁から太田の中犠飛で先制。１―１の同点となった４回先頭、西川の右越えソロで勝ち越しに成功。「力感なく、うまく振り抜けて捉えることができました」。１点リードの７回は、無死一、三塁から広岡の右翼線適時二塁打で追加点を奪い、なおも２死一、三塁から麦谷が中前適時打で続いた。

As for pitcher, new foreign player Jerry started, runs 3 hit 1 run (0 earned) in 3 innings. From the 4th inning onwards, Gonda, Mukugi, Perdomo, Takaya, Higashimatsu and Kaede Yokoyama pitched together without allowing any runs, protecting the lead.

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[Orix Buffaloes] Ryoma Nishikawa hits the winning solo home run! The team's first home run in the opening game. "It was effortless, I was able to swing through it well and hit it," he said, winning the game comfortably against Lotte.