On March 1st, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hiroshima opened at Kurashiki Muscat Stadium, and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 1-0.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles starter Ryota Takinaka pitcher was hit by a doble from two outs in the first inning, causing a pinch, but he finished the follow-up with a struck out. After the second inning, he showed a stable pitch that did not allow hit, and in the top of the fourth inning, he got off the mound with two outs. In addition, Masahiro Ehara pitcher, who took over, ended this episode with a struck out swing.

In the bottom of the 4th inning, when Fumiya Kurokawa player got on base with 2 outs and triple, he succeeded in taking the lead with a timely hit by Rui Muneyama. After the 5th inning, the relief team pitched well, and Ryuta Konno pitcher, Ren Kajiya pitcher, and Chiharu Tanaka pitcher threw 1 inning each and connected with hit runs.

​Sora Suzuki pitcher in the top of the 8th inning and Masaya Nishigaki in the top of the 9th pitcher allowed hit each, but maintained a one-point lead and the game ended. For Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, which win, starter pitcher Takinaka pitched well with 3.2 innings, 47 pitches, 1 hit, 1 Walk, 4 strike out, and no runs. In the batting lineup, Soyama has 2 hit 1 RBI and Kurokawa has 2 hit.

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Hiro ●Tarnock - Saito Taichi - Osera Daichi
Ryota Takinaka- ○ Masahiro Ehara-Ryuta Konno- Ren Ren Kajiya-Chiharu Tanaka-Sora Suzuki- S Masaya Nishigaki

Written by Ao Yokoyama