◆Pre-season game: Lotte vs. Orix Buffaloes (11th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher went 4 hit 3 runs and 6 strike out in 5 2/3 innings. In the first inning, he gave Polanco Walk from two outs, but he did not lose his composure. He finished off the following Oka with a 124 km curve with a struck out swing. The second inning was cleared as a three-way retirement.

In the third inning, right after getting one point support, they walked the first batter, Walk, and then Ogawa executed a safety bunt, putting them in a pinch with runners on first and third with no outs. Ogawa stole second base, and the next pitch to Fujiwara was a wild pitch, tying the game in an unexpected way. Fujiwara then hit sacrifice fly to left field, putting them ahead.

In the fourth inning, Oka, the first batter, hit a single to center field, but he was called out with a quick pickoff throw to first base. After cutting off the next batter, he got through the fifth inning without a hit, just after his teammates had taken the lead.

In the 6th inning, he allowed Fujiwara to lead off Walk with a double, and after one out, Polanco gave up a double to right to tie the game. After Oka got three outs closer, Kishida decided to switch to Tomiyama at second. The sixth-year right-hander, a candidate to start pitcher the season along with Kuri, left mound with a fastest speed of 155 kilometers per hour.