◆ Pacific League: Lotte 0-4 Seibu Lions (29th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte lost their third game of the season against Seibu Lions, missing out on a three-game winning streak. A win would have meant that Pacific League team that finished last the previous year would start the season with three consecutive wins, the first time in 14 years since Lotte in 2012. However, they went 2-1 in the opening series.

Kojima, the starter, gave up a run in the first inning on Kuwabara's middle hit and two walks Hit by Pitch, giving up a run with one out bases loaded. sacrifice fly He didn't give up a run in the 2nd through 4th innings, but he was far from his best form, throwing 59 pitches in 4 innings with 3 hit 4 walks Hit by Pitch and 1 runs out.

runs Hiroike, who was second in the fifth inning, Hit by Pitch and others, gave up one An-Ko Lin unearned run and three groundouts double play during a collapsed play.

The lineup, which had scored 14 runs in the opening two games, struggled against Seibu Lions the starting right fielder, Taira. hit Polanco led off the second inning with a single up the middle, but the rest of the lineup was hit out. runner got out in the third and fourth innings, but couldn't score. had an opportunity to score two runs in the sixth, but Polanco grounded out to center field.

Under newly appointed manager Saburo, the team finished the opening series with a 2-1 record. From the 31st, they will face Nippon-Ham against whom they had a losing record of 8 wins and 17 losses last season, at Escon Stadium.