◆Exhibition game: Hanshin Tigers 1-0 Orix Buffaloes (March 21, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Hiroya Miyagi pitcher made his first appearance in the open game in third place from the 6th inning with 1 run behind, and showed a good pitch of 1 hit runs and 4 strike out in 2 innings. An ace left-hander who participated in the WBC for two consecutive tournaments and was nominated by Coach Kishida for the third opening pitcher for three consecutive years on the 20th. He mixed a variety of pitches such as a fastball with a fastball of 149 km and a curve of 96 km, and took a swing struck out from Nakagawa, Obata, Okashiro, and Hamada.

In the 5th inning, Ryuhei Sotani pitcher, who also participated in the WBC, made his first appearance in an open game at 2nd position. Although he gave up Hit by Pitch to Fushimi in the first inning, he did not lose his composure after that, and showed no runs innings pitched with his fastest 150 km/h straight ball.

The batting lineup struggled against Hanshin Tigers pitcher staff, managing only three scattered hit, and ultimately suffered a shutout game loss.