◆Exhibition game: Yakult vs. Orix Buffaloes (13th, Jingu Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes He was Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher surrendered 5 hit 2 runs (1 earned run) and 4 strike out in 5 innings. In his fourth appearance as a starter, his fastest speed was 144 km/h.

In the first inning, when Nagaoka was carried to the right front, he scored two steals while taking it from Kazu Maruyama with a swing struck out, causing a pinch with one out and one on second base. He gave a Walk to Masuda, who followed, but finished Osuna with a grounder double play and got through with no runs.

In the second inning, with one out, Takeoka hit doble down the right field line, and with two outs, Akabane hit an infield single to third base, and So made bad throw hit first base, allowing another run to score.

In the 3rd inning, after getting Nagaoka out of the leadoff spot at Walk, Kaz Maruyama delivered a run-ending hit up the middle to put runners at first and third with no outs. The next batter, Masuda, gave up a run-scoring single up the middle. double play The second pitcher, Gonda, went to mound in the sixth inning.