◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 0-10 Rakuten Eagles (27th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Naruki Teranishi pitcher (23) foreshadowed a break in his second year as a professional. He took the mound in 3rd place from the 3rd inning with 8 runs behind, and made a long relief of 6 inning. Although he lost one run each in the 7th and 8th innings, he showed a strong pitch to steal 4 struck out centered on a fastball with a maximum speed of 154 km. "I'm in a position to appeal, so I'm going to do a good pitch. I was able to throw where I wanted to throw to some extent," he said, showing his response to the 84-pitch power pitch.

The opening of the WBC return pitcher ・There was a pitch limit in Miyagi, so bullpen was on the standby on this day. "Let's go to the point where we can fly from the beginning without conserving our physical strength," he confronted with the engine at full throttle. Among them, one of the gains was that I was able to run in the 150 kg range in the sixth inning. The man who sealed off Ohtani and other major groups in the warm-up match against the WBC Japan national team (Kyocera D) on the 2nd and showed a complete pitch in the second inning nodded, "I have been throwing good balls little by little since I was against the WBC (Samurai Japan).

Manager Kishida praised the right-hander, saying, "He threw a lot of pitches towards the end, but I think he pitched well. Nice pitching," and reiterated that he will be included in the starting rotation going forward. The team conceded double-digit runs in their opening game for the fourth time since 1994, but an interesting player has emerged.