◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Rakuten Eagles (27th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

The opening Orix Buffaloes-starting line-up of the Rakuten Eagles season has been announced. Aiming to regain supremacy for the first time in three years under second-year manager Mamoru Kishida, Orix Buffaloes is ace Miyagi, returning from the WBC, opening the season for the third year in a row pitcher. fielder In the top three, new foreigner Seymour will play "No. 4, First Base," WBC participant Wakatsuki will play "No. 5, DH," and Moritomo, who is eager to regain his form from last season's 1 Home Run, will play "No. 6, catcher. Below are the starting line-up of both teams.

[Rakuten Eagles]

1st batter, shortstop Murabayashi

Number 2, Center Fielder: Tatsumi

Number 3, DH: Voit

4th batter, left fielder McCusker

Number 5, Third Baseman: Kurokawa

Number 6, first baseman: Asamura

Number 7, Right Fielder: Nakajima

Number 8, catcher Ota

Number 9, second baseman Kofukuda

pitcher Shoji

[Orix Buffaloes]

First baseman, third baseman Mune

Second batter, left fielder Nishikawa

No. 3, second baseman Ota

4th batter, first baseman Seymour

5th batter, DH: Wakatsuki

Number 6, catcher: Moritomo

Number 7, center fielder Nakagawa

No.8, shortstop Kurebayashi

Number 9, Right Fielder: Hirooka

pitcher Miyagi