◆Exhibition game: Softbank Hawks vs. Hiroshima (March 20, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa left the game after 2 2/3 innings, having given up 2 runs.

The right-hander, who is scheduled to start pitcher the season opener against Nippon-Ham Mizuho Peipay on March 27, threw a series of fastballs around 150 km/h from the first inning. struck out was also marked at fork, where he had gotten a good response in his previous appearance against The Giants Mizuho Peipay on March 12. He threw one pitch at a time as if to check his feel.

Nippon-Ham The first two innings saw a battery error with two outs and a runner on third, and the third inning saw a timely doble hit over the middle by Sasaki with two outs and a runner on first, leaving the score at 2 runs. "The output is coming along to some extent, and we've been able to improve in order since camp," he said. I'm looking forward to a good performance for the season," he said.